#8A3BA2#8A3BA2

#8A3BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.171 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BA2
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 49.52, -41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 64.43, 320.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.126 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.171 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5659, 11.1406, 35.3478)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BA2 #53A23B

analogous

#563BA2 #8A3BA2 #A23B86

triadic

#8A3BA2 #A28A3B #3BA28A

tetradic

#8A3BA2 #A2563B #53A23B #3B86A2

square

#8A3BA2 #A2563B #53A23B #3B86A2

split-complementary

#8A3BA2 #86A23B #3BA256

monochromatic

#3E1A48 #642B75 #8A3BA2 #A958C2 #C085D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8A3BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A3BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BA2

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BA2	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B59A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E609F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.171 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76be',
    500: '#8a3ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ba2;
$custom-light: #af76be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.019,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50249,
    "c": 0.17085,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BA2

secondary

#8BBD7C

accent

#D65270

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BA2

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

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