#8A3ADB#8A3ADB
#8A3ADB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.230 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3ADB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 58, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 69%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 74%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 73.5%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.57, 62.63, -68.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.57, 92.82, 312.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.17% 0.1205 -0.1954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.17% 0.23 301.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7774, 13.5437, 68.3129) |
| Luminance | 0.1354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.18
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.76
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.08
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.45
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.87
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3ADB #8BDB3A
analogous
#3A3ADB #8A3ADB #DB3ADB
triadic
#8A3ADB #DB8A3A #3ADB8A
tetradic
#8A3ADB #DB3A3A #8BDB3A #3ADBDB
square
#8A3ADB #DB3A3A #8BDB3A #3ADBDB
split-complementary
#8A3ADB #DBDB3A #3ADB3A
monochromatic
#4D1883 #6B21B6 #8A3ADB #A96EE4 #C7A1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#8A3ADB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#8A3ADB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3ADB
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3ADB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3ADB | 1.00 | 5.66 | 3.71 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0066D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#786388
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3adb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.230 301.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b378e7',
500: '#8a3adb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3adb; $custom-light: #b378e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3adb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 58,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.814,
"s": 69.099,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54169,
"c": 0.22959,
"h": 301.7
},
"luminance": 0.13544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3ADB
secondary
#B9DB96
accent
#EC3C94
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120916
muted
#817B84