#8A3AC9#8A3AC9

#8A3AC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.211 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AC9
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 201)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 58.49, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 84.03, 314.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1239 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.211 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5346, 12.6466, 56.5009)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AC9 #79C93A

analogous

#423AC9 #8A3AC9 #C93AC1

triadic

#8A3AC9 #C98A3A #3AC98A

tetradic

#8A3AC9 #C9423A #79C93A #3AC1C9

square

#8A3AC9 #C9423A #79C93A #3AC1C9

split-complementary

#8A3AC9 #C1C93A #3AC942

monochromatic

#491D6B #6A2B9B #8A3AC9 #A76AD6 #C39AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A3AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A3AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AC9

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AC9	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.211 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177da',
    500: '#8a3ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ac9;
$custom-light: #b177da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.566,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52795,
    "c": 0.21146,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AC9

secondary

#ACCF90

accent

#E0488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AC9

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

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