#8A3BAA#8A3BAA

#8A3BAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.179 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BAA
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 51.20, -45.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 68.31, 318.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1259 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.179 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2997, 11.4341, 39.2128)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BAA #5BAA3B

analogous

#533BAA #8A3BAA #AA3B92

triadic

#8A3BAA #AA8A3B #3BAA8A

tetradic

#8A3BAA #AA533B #5BAA3B #3B92AA

square

#8A3BAA #AA533B #5BAA3B #3B92AA

split-complementary

#8A3BAA #92AA3B #3BAA53

monochromatic

#401B4F #652B7D #8A3BAA #A85CC6 #C089D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8A3BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A3BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BAA

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BAA	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3861A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87506D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.179 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76c4',
    500: '#8a3baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3baa;
$custom-light: #af76c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.703,
    "s": 48.472,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50756,
    "c": 0.17886,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BAA

secondary

#93C080

accent

#D85077

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BAA

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

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