#8A3C8D#8A3C8D

#8A3C8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.149 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3C8D
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(298, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, 44.86, -30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 54.02, 326.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.1236 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.149 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9045, 10.5590, 26.3418)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3C8D #3F8D3C

analogous

#623C8D #8A3C8D #8D3C68

triadic

#8A3C8D #8D8A3C #3C8D8A

tetradic

#8A3C8D #8D623C #3F8D3C #3C688D

square

#8A3C8D #8D623C #3F8D3C #3C688D

split-complementary

#8A3C8D #688D3C #3C8D62

monochromatic

#361737 #602A62 #8A3C8D #B151B5 #C57CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A3C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A3C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3C8D

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3C8D	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.149 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76ae',
    500: '#8a3c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3c8d;
$custom-light: #ae76ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49151,
    "c": 0.14887,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3C8D

secondary

#76B174

accent

#D0585C

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3C8D

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

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