#8A3BDE#8A3BDE
#8A3BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.232 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3BDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 59, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.8%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.95, 62.91, -69.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.95, 93.82, 312.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.51% 0.119 -0.1987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.51% 0.232 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2268, 13.8049, 70.4286) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.32
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.11
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.16
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.31
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.77
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3BDE #8FDE3B
analogous
#3B3DDE #8A3BDE #DC3BDE
triadic
#8A3BDE #DE8A3B #3BDE8A
tetradic
#8A3BDE #DE3B3D #8FDE3B #3BDEDC
square
#8A3BDE #DE3B3D #8FDE3B #3BDEDC
split-complementary
#8A3BDE #DEDC3B #3DDE3B
monochromatic
#4E1788 #6C20BC #8A3BDE #A96FE7 #C9A4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#8A3BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#8A3BDE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3BDE
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3BDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3BDE | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.76 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77648A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3bde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.232 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b378e9',
500: '#8a3bde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3bde; $custom-light: #b378e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3bde",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 59,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.08,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54509,
"c": 0.23155,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.13805
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3BDE
secondary
#BBDD98
accent
#EE3A97
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120916
muted
#817B84