#8A3BC5#8A3BC5

#8A3BC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.206 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BC5
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 57.14, -58.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 81.57, 314.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1234 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.206 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1211, 12.5627, 54.0720)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BC5 #76C53B

analogous

#453BC5 #8A3BC5 #C53BBB

triadic

#8A3BC5 #C58A3B #3BC58A

tetradic

#8A3BC5 #C5453B #76C53B #3BBBC5

square

#8A3BC5 #C5453B #76C53B #3BBBC5

split-complementary

#8A3BC5 #BBC53B #3BC545

monochromatic

#481F67 #692C96 #8A3BC5 #A66AD3 #C299E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8A3BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A3BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BC5

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BC5	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C64C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.206 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d7',
    500: '#8a3bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bc5;
$custom-light: #b177d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.348,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52613,
    "c": 0.20622,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BC5

secondary

#A9CD8F

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BC5

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

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