#8A3BA4#8A3BA4

#8A3BA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.173 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BA4
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 164)
HSL	hsl(285, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 64%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 49.94, -42.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 65.40, 319.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.126 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.173 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7450, 11.2123, 36.2915)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BA4 #55A43B

analogous

#553BA4 #8A3BA4 #A43B89

triadic

#8A3BA4 #A48A3B #3BA48A

tetradic

#8A3BA4 #A4553B #55A43B #3B89A4

square

#8A3BA4 #A4553B #55A43B #3B89A4

split-complementary

#8A3BA4 #89A43B #3BA455

monochromatic

#3E1B4A #642B77 #8A3BA4 #A959C3 #C086D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A3BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A3BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BA4

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BA4	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1759A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D60A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.173 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76bf',
    500: '#8a3ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ba4;
$custom-light: #af76bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.143,
    "s": 47.085,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50373,
    "c": 0.17284,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BA4

secondary

#8DBE7D

accent

#D75172

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BA4

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