#8A3ACB#8A3ACB
#8A3ACB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.213 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3ACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 58, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 71.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.37, 58.94, -61.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.37, 85.01, 313.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.94% 0.1235 -0.1741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.94% 0.213 305.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7714, 12.7413, 57.7480) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.65
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.45
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.90
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.01
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.61
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3ACB #7BCB3A
analogous
#413ACB #8A3ACB #CB3AC4
triadic
#8A3ACB #CB8A3A #3ACB8A
tetradic
#8A3ACB #CB413A #7BCB3A #3AC4CB
square
#8A3ACB #CB413A #7BCB3A #3AC4CB
split-complementary
#8A3ACB #C4CB3A #3ACB41
monochromatic
#491D6E #6A2A9E #8A3ACB #A76AD8 #C49BE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#8A3ACB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#8A3ACB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3ACB
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3ACB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3ACB | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E5C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3acb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.213 305.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b177dc',
500: '#8a3acb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3acb; $custom-light: #b177dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3acb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 58,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.103,
"s": 58.233,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52944,
"c": 0.21347,
"h": 305.4
},
"luminance": 0.12741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3ACB
secondary
#ADD090
accent
#E1468C
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83