#8A3AAD#8A3AAD

#8A3AAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.183 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AAD
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 52.30, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 70.30, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1269 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.183 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5358, 11.4471, 40.7075)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AAD #5DAD3A

analogous

#503AAD #8A3AAD #AD3A97

triadic

#8A3AAD #AD8A3A #3AAD8A

tetradic

#8A3AAD #AD503A #5DAD3A #3A97AD

square

#8A3AAD #AD503A #5DAD3A #3A97AD

split-complementary

#8A3AAD #97AD3A #3AAD50

monochromatic

#411B51 #652B7F #8A3AAD #A75CC8 #C08AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A3AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A3AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AAD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AAD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.183 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c6',
    500: '#8a3aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3aad;
$custom-light: #b076c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50832,
    "c": 0.18324,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AAD

secondary

#95C281

accent

#D94E79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AAD

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

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