#8A3BC7#8A3BC7

#8A3BC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.208 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BC7
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 57.59, -59.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 82.56, 314.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1232 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.208 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3518, 12.6549, 55.2869)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BC7 #78C73B

analogous

#443BC7 #8A3BC7 #C73BBE

triadic

#8A3BC7 #C78A3B #3BC78A

tetradic

#8A3BC7 #C7443B #78C73B #3BBEC7

square

#8A3BC7 #C7443B #78C73B #3BBEC7

split-complementary

#8A3BC7 #BEC73B #3BC744

monochromatic

#491E69 #692C99 #8A3BC7 #A66BD5 #C39AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A3BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A3BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BC7

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BC7	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0364C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.208 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d9',
    500: '#8a3bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bc7;
$custom-light: #b177d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52759,
    "c": 0.20825,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BC7

secondary

#ABCE90

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BC7

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

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