#8A3BB2#8A3BB2

#8A3BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.187 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BB2
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 52.92, -49.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 72.22, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1255 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.187 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0796, 11.7461, 43.3203)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BB2 #63B23B

analogous

#4F3BB2 #8A3BB2 #B23B9F

triadic

#8A3BB2 #B28A3B #3BB28A

tetradic

#8A3BB2 #B24F3B #63B23B #3B9FB2

square

#8A3BB2 #B24F3B #63B23B #3B9FB2

split-complementary

#8A3BB2 #9FB23B #3BB24F

monochromatic

#431D56 #662C84 #8A3BB2 #A760CA #C08EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A3BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A3BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BB2

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BB2	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3062AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.187 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077ca',
    500: '#8a3bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bb2;
$custom-light: #b077ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.832,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51284,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BB2

secondary

#9AC485

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BB2

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

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