#8A3C8F#8A3C8F

#8A3C8F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.151 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3C8F
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 143)
HSL	hsl(296, 41%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(296, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 58%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 45.24, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 54.93, 325.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1238 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.151 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0546, 10.6191, 27.1327)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3C8F #418F3C

analogous

#613C8F #8A3C8F #8F3C6A

triadic

#8A3C8F #8F8A3C #3C8F8A

tetradic

#8A3C8F #8F613C #418F3C #3C6A8F

square

#8A3C8F #8F613C #418F3C #3C6A8F

split-complementary

#8A3C8F #6A8F3C #3C8F61

monochromatic

#371839 #602A64 #8A3C8F #B052B6 #C47DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A3C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A3C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3C8F

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3C8F	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4760

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.151 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76b0',
    500: '#8a3c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3c8f;
$custom-light: #ae76b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.386,
    "s": 40.887,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49261,
    "c": 0.15077,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3C8F

secondary

#78B275

accent

#D1575E

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF5

border

#D0C8CF

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3C8F

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

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