#8A39D1#8A39D1

#8A39D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.221 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39D1
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 209)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 72.7%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 60.74, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 88.42, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1234 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.221 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4503, 12.9330, 61.5701)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39D1 #80D139

analogous

#3E39D1 #8A39D1 #D139CC

triadic

#8A39D1 #D18A39 #39D18A

tetradic

#8A39D1 #D13E39 #80D139 #39CCD1

square

#8A39D1 #D13E39 #80D139 #39CCD1

split-complementary

#8A39D1 #CCD139 #39D13E

monochromatic

#4B1B75 #6B27A6 #8A39D1 #A76BDD #C59CE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A39D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A39D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39D1

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39D1	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.221 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277e0',
    500: '#8a39d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39d1;
$custom-light: #b277e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.974,
    "s": 62.295,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53289,
    "c": 0.22065,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.12933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39D1

secondary

#B1D492

accent

#E5428F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39D1

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

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