#8A39BE#8A39BE

#8A39BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.202 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39BE
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 70%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 56.46, -55.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 79.12, 315.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.1265 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.202 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2367, 12.0476, 49.9119)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39BE #6DBE39

analogous

#4739BE #8A39BE #BE39AF

triadic

#8A39BE #BE8A39 #39BE8A

tetradic

#8A39BE #BE4739 #6DBE39 #39AFBE

square

#8A39BE #BE4739 #6DBE39 #39AFBE

split-complementary

#8A39BE #AFBE39 #39BE47

monochromatic

#461D60 #682B8F #8A39BE #A664D0 #C193DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8A39BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A39BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39BE

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39BE	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B62BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.202 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d2',
    500: '#8a39be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39be;
$custom-light: #b176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.541,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51885,
    "c": 0.20159,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39BE

secondary

#A2CA89

accent

#DD4B84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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