#8A3BAF#8A3BAF

#8A3BAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.184 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BAF
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 52.27, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 70.75, 317.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.1257 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.184 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7817, 11.6269, 41.7513)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BAF #60AF3B

analogous

#503BAF #8A3BAF #AF3B9A

triadic

#8A3BAF #AF8A3B #3BAF8A

tetradic

#8A3BAF #AF503B #60AF3B #3B9AAF

square

#8A3BAF #AF503B #60AF3B #3B9AAF

split-complementary

#8A3BAF #9AAF3B #3BAF50

monochromatic

#421C53 #662C81 #8A3BAF #A75EC9 #C08CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A3BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A3BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BAF

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BAF	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3362AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.184 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c7',
    500: '#8a3baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3baf;
$custom-light: #b077c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.862,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51084,
    "c": 0.18389,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BAF

secondary

#97C383

accent

#D94F7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BAF

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