#8A3B9B#8A3B9B

#8A3B9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.164 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3B9B
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 155)
HSL	hsl(289, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(289, 62%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 61.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 48.09, -37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 61.08, 321.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.1259 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.164 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9609, 10.8986, 32.1615)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3B9B #4C9B3B

analogous

#5A3B9B #8A3B9B #9B3B7C

triadic

#8A3B9B #9B8A3B #3B9B8A

tetradic

#8A3B9B #9B5A3B #4C9B3B #3B7C9B

square

#8A3B9B #9B5A3B #4C9B3B #3B7C9B

split-complementary

#8A3B9B #7C9B3B #3B9B5A

monochromatic

#3B1942 #632A6F #8A3B9B #AC55BE #C181CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8A3B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8A3B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3B9B

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3B9B	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24579E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.164 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76b9',
    500: '#8a3b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3b9b;
$custom-light: #af76b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.375,
    "s": 44.86,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49822,
    "c": 0.16393,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3B9B

secondary

#84B979

accent

#D5536A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3B9B

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

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