#8A3BE2#8A3BE2

#8A3BE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.236 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3BE2
RGB	rgb(138, 59, 226)
HSL	hsl(268, 74%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 63.85, -71.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 95.76, 311.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1181 -0.2039)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.236 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7692, 14.0219, 73.2856)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3BE2 #93E23B

analogous

#3B3FE2 #8A3BE2 #DD3BE2

triadic

#8A3BE2 #E28A3B #3BE28A

tetradic

#8A3BE2 #E23B3F #93E23B #3BE2DD

square

#8A3BE2 #E23B3F #93E23B #3BE2DD

split-complementary

#8A3BE2 #E2DD3B #3FE23B

monochromatic

#4E158E #6B1DC3 #8A3BE2 #AA70EA #CAA6F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A3BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A3BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3BE2

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3BE2	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76668C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.236 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378ec',
    500: '#8a3be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3be2;
$custom-light: #b378ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.383,
    "s": 74.222,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54827,
    "c": 0.23559,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3BE2

secondary

#BEDF9A

accent

#F13799

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3BE2

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

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