#8A3BC4#8A3BC4

#8A3BC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.205 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BC4
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 196)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 56.91, -57.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 81.08, 314.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1236 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.205 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.0069, 12.5170, 53.4705)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BC4 #75C43B

analogous

#463BC4 #8A3BC4 #C43BB9

triadic

#8A3BC4 #C48A3B #3BC48A

tetradic

#8A3BC4 #C4463B #75C43B #3BB9C4

square

#8A3BC4 #C4463B #75C43B #3BB9C4

split-complementary

#8A3BC4 #B9C43B #3BC446

monochromatic

#481F66 #692D95 #8A3BC4 #A66AD2 #C299E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8A3BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8A3BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BC4

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BC4	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1064C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.205 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d7',
    500: '#8a3bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bc4;
$custom-light: #b177d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.599,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52541,
    "c": 0.2052,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BC4

secondary

#A9CC8F

accent

#DD4B89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BC4

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

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