#8A3BB3#8A3BB3

#8A3BB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.188 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BB3
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 53.14, -49.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 72.71, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.1254 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.188 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1804, 11.7864, 43.8510)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BB3 #64B33B

analogous

#4E3BB3 #8A3BB3 #B33BA0

triadic

#8A3BB3 #B38A3B #3BB38A

tetradic

#8A3BB3 #B34E3B #64B33B #3BA0B3

square

#8A3BB3 #B34E3B #64B33B #3BA0B3

split-complementary

#8A3BB3 #A0B33B #3BB34E

monochromatic

#431D57 #672C85 #8A3BB3 #A660CB #C08EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A3BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A3BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BB3

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BB3	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F62B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.188 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077ca',
    500: '#8a3bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bb3;
$custom-light: #b077ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.5,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51351,
    "c": 0.18794,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BB3

secondary

#9BC585

accent

#DA4E7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BB3

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

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