#8A39CD#8A39CD

#8A39CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.217 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39CD
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 72.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 59.83, -62.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 86.46, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1242 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.217 305)
XYZ	xyz(22.9613, 12.7374, 58.9947)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39CD #7CCD39

analogous

#4039CD #8A39CD #CD39C6

triadic

#8A39CD #CD8A39 #39CD8A

tetradic

#8A39CD #CD4039 #7CCD39 #39C6CD

square

#8A39CD #CD4039 #7CCD39 #39C6CD

split-complementary

#8A39CD #C6CD39 #39CD40

monochromatic

#4A1C6F #6A28A0 #8A39CD #A76AD9 #C49BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A39CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A39CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39CD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39CD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.217 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277dd',
    500: '#8a39cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39cd;
$custom-light: #b277dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.838,
    "s": 59.677,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52986,
    "c": 0.21664,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39CD

secondary

#AED290

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39CD

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

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