#8A3AAE#8A3AAE

#8A3AAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.184 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AAE
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 52.52, -47.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 70.78, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1269 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.184 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6330, 11.4860, 41.2190)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AAE #5EAE3A

analogous

#503AAE #8A3AAE #AE3A98

triadic

#8A3AAE #AE8A3A #3AAE8A

tetradic

#8A3AAE #AE503A #5EAE3A #3A98AE

square

#8A3AAE #AE503A #5EAE3A #3A98AE

split-complementary

#8A3AAE #98AE3A #3AAE50

monochromatic

#411B52 #662B80 #8A3AAE #A75CC9 #C08AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A3AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A3AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AAE

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AAE	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3361AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.184 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c7',
    500: '#8a3aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3aae;
$custom-light: #b076c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.379,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50898,
    "c": 0.18424,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AAE

secondary

#96C281

accent

#DA4E79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AAE

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

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