#8A3AB3#8A3AB3

#8A3AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.189 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AB3
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 53.59, -49.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 73.23, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1265 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.189 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1295, 11.6846, 43.8341)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AB3 #63B33A

analogous

#4D3AB3 #8A3AB3 #B33AA0

triadic

#8A3AB3 #B38A3A #3AB38A

tetradic

#8A3AB3 #B34D3A #63B33A #3AA0B3

square

#8A3AB3 #B34D3A #63B33A #3AA0B3

split-complementary

#8A3AB3 #A0B33A #3AB34D

monochromatic

#431C57 #662B85 #8A3AB3 #A75FCB #C08DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A3AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A3AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AB3

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AB3	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E62B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.189 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076ca',
    500: '#8a3ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ab3;
$custom-light: #b076ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.669,
    "s": 51.055,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51233,
    "c": 0.18927,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AB3

secondary

#9AC584

accent

#DB4D7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AB3

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

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