#8A3AD2#8A3AD2

#8A3AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.221 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AD2
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 60.55, -64.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 88.43, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1223 -0.1835)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.221 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.6245, 13.0826, 62.2409)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AD2 #82D23A

analogous

#3E3AD2 #8A3AD2 #D23ACE

triadic

#8A3AD2 #D28A3A #3AD28A

tetradic

#8A3AD2 #D23E3A #82D23A #3ACED2

square

#8A3AD2 #D23E3A #82D23A #3ACED2

split-complementary

#8A3AD2 #CED23A #3AD23E

monochromatic

#4B1B77 #6B26A8 #8A3AD2 #A86CDD #C59EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8A3AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A3AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AD2

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AD2	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.221 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277e1',
    500: '#8a3ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ad2;
$custom-light: #b277e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 62.81,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53472,
    "c": 0.22053,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AD2

secondary

#B2D593

accent

#E64290

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AD2

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

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