#8A3BD0#8A3BD0

#8A3BD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.217 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BD0
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 208)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 59.65, -63.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 86.98, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% 0.1217 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.217 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4277, 13.0853, 60.9538)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BD0 #81D03B

analogous

#3F3BD0 #8A3BD0 #D03BCC

triadic

#8A3BD0 #D08A3B #3BD08A

tetradic

#8A3BD0 #D03F3B #81D03B #3BCCD0

square

#8A3BD0 #D03F3B #81D03B #3BCCD0

split-complementary

#8A3BD0 #CCD03B #3BD03F

monochromatic

#4B1C75 #6B28A6 #8A3BD0 #A76CDC #C59EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8A3BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A3BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BD0

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BD0	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.217 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278df',
    500: '#8a3bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bd0;
$custom-light: #b278df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.812,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53428,
    "c": 0.21739,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.13085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BD0

secondary

#B1D493

accent

#E4438F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BD0

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

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