#8A3BA1#8A3BA1

#8A3BA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.170 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BA1
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 161)
HSL	hsl(286, 46%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 63%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 49.32, -40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 63.95, 320.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.126 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.17 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4773, 11.1052, 34.8815)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BA1 #52A13B

analogous

#573BA1 #8A3BA1 #A13B85

triadic

#8A3BA1 #A18A3B #3BA18A

tetradic

#8A3BA1 #A1573B #52A13B #3B85A1

square

#8A3BA1 #A1573B #52A13B #3B85A1

split-complementary

#8A3BA1 #85A13B #3BA157

monochromatic

#3D1A47 #642B74 #8A3BA1 #AA58C2 #C184D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8A3BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8A3BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BA1

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BA1	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C59A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F609E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.170 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76bd',
    500: '#8a3ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ba1;
$custom-light: #af76bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.471,
    "s": 46.364,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50187,
    "c": 0.16985,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BA1

secondary

#8ABC7C

accent

#D65270

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BA1

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

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