#8A39CA#8A39CA

#8A39CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.214 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39CA
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 59.15, -61.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 85.00, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1247 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.214 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6027, 12.5940, 57.1058)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39CA #79CA39

analogous

#4139CA #8A39CA #CA39C2

triadic

#8A39CA #CA8A39 #39CA8A

tetradic

#8A39CA #CA4139 #79CA39 #39C2CA

square

#8A39CA #CA4139 #79CA39 #39C2CA

split-complementary

#8A39CA #C2CA39 #39CA41

monochromatic

#491D6C #6A2A9C #8A39CA #A769D7 #C39AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A39CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A39CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39CA

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39CA	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.214 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176db',
    500: '#8a39ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39ca;
$custom-light: #b176db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.517,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52761,
    "c": 0.21363,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39CA

secondary

#ACD08F

accent

#E1478B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39CA

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

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