#8A3BC2#8A3BC2

#8A3BC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.203 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BC2
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 69.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 56.46, -56.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 80.09, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1239 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.203 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7808, 12.4265, 52.2796)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BC2 #73C23B

analogous

#463BC2 #8A3BC2 #C23BB7

triadic

#8A3BC2 #C28A3B #3BC28A

tetradic

#8A3BC2 #C2463B #73C23B #3BB7C2

square

#8A3BC2 #C2463B #73C23B #3BB7C2

split-complementary

#8A3BC2 #B7C23B #3BC246

monochromatic

#471E64 #692D93 #8A3BC2 #A669D1 #C298E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A3BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A3BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BC2

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BC2	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1664BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.203 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d5',
    500: '#8a3bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bc2;
$custom-light: #b177d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.111,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.20316,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BC2

secondary

#A7CB8E

accent

#DD4B87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BC2

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

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