#8A3B9D#8A3B9D

#8A3B9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.166 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3B9D
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 157)
HSL	hsl(288, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(288, 62%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 48.50, -38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 62.04, 321.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.126 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.166 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1302, 10.9663, 33.0535)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3B9D #4E9D3B

analogous

#593B9D #8A3B9D #9D3B7F

triadic

#8A3B9D #9D8A3B #3B9D8A

tetradic

#8A3B9D #9D593B #4E9D3B #3B7F9D

square

#8A3B9D #9D593B #4E9D3B #3B7F9D

split-complementary

#8A3B9D #7F9D3B #3B9D59

monochromatic

#3C1A44 #632A71 #8A3B9D #AB56BF #C182D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8A3B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A3B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3B9D

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3B9D	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2258A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42609B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.166 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76ba',
    500: '#8a3b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3b9d;
$custom-light: #af76ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.367,
    "s": 45.37,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49942,
    "c": 0.1659,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3B9D

secondary

#86BA7A

accent

#D5536C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3B9D

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

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