#8A3ACD#8A3ACD

#8A3ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.215 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3ACD
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 59.40, -62.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 85.99, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1232 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.216 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0113, 12.8373, 59.0113)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3ACD #7DCD3A

analogous

#413ACD #8A3ACD #CD3AC7

triadic

#8A3ACD #CD8A3A #3ACD8A

tetradic

#8A3ACD #CD413A #7DCD3A #3AC7CD

square

#8A3ACD #CD413A #7DCD3A #3AC7CD

split-complementary

#8A3ACD #C7CD3A #3ACD41

monochromatic

#4A1C70 #6A29A1 #8A3ACD #A76BD9 #C49CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A3ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A3ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3ACD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3ACD	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.215 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277dd',
    500: '#8a3acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3acd;
$custom-light: #b277dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.653,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53094,
    "c": 0.2155,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3ACD

secondary

#AFD291

accent

#E3458D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3ACD

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

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