#8A3AD3#8A3AD3

#8A3AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.222 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AD3
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 211)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 72.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 60.78, -64.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 88.92, 313.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1221 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.222 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7494, 13.1326, 62.8990)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AD3 #83D33A

analogous

#3E3AD3 #8A3AD3 #D33ACF

triadic

#8A3AD3 #D38A3A #3AD38A

tetradic

#8A3AD3 #D33E3A #83D33A #3ACFD3

square

#8A3AD3 #D33E3A #83D33A #3ACFD3

split-complementary

#8A3AD3 #CFD33A #3AD33E

monochromatic

#4B1B78 #6B26AA #8A3AD3 #A86CDE #C59EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A3AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8A3AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AD3

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AD3	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.222 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277e1',
    500: '#8a3ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ad3;
$custom-light: #b277e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.373,
    "s": 63.485,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53548,
    "c": 0.22154,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AD3

secondary

#B3D693

accent

#E74190

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AD3

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

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