#8A3BAC#8A3BAC

#8A3BAC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.181 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BAC
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 172)
HSL	hsl(282, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 65.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 51.63, -46.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 69.29, 318.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1258 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.181 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4903, 11.5104, 40.2168)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BAC #5DAC3B

analogous

#513BAC #8A3BAC #AC3B95

triadic

#8A3BAC #AC8A3B #3BAC8A

tetradic

#8A3BAC #AC513B #5DAC3B #3B95AC

square

#8A3BAC #AC513B #5DAC3B #3B95AC

split-complementary

#8A3BAC #95AC3B #3BAC51

monochromatic

#411C51 #652B7E #8A3BAC #A75DC7 #C08AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8A3BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A3BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BAC

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BAC	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#015BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3661A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.181 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76c5',
    500: '#8a3bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bac;
$custom-light: #af76c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.947,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50886,
    "c": 0.18087,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BAC

secondary

#95C181

accent

#D84F79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BAC

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

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