#8A3BD5#8A3BD5

#8A3BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.222 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BD5
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(271, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 60.81, -65.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 89.43, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1208 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.222 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0526, 13.3353, 64.2447)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BD5 #86D53B

analogous

#3D3BD5 #8A3BD5 #D53BD3

triadic

#8A3BD5 #D58A3B #3BD58A

tetradic

#8A3BD5 #D53D3B #86D53B #3BD3D5

square

#8A3BD5 #D53D3B #86D53B #3BD3D5

split-complementary

#8A3BD5 #D3D53B #3BD53D

monochromatic

#4C1A7B #6B25AE #8A3BD5 #A86DE0 #C6A0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A3BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A3BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BD5

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BD5	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.222 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278e3',
    500: '#8a3bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3bd5;
$custom-light: #b278e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.779,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53809,
    "c": 0.22245,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BD5

secondary

#B5D795

accent

#E84092

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BD5

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