#8A3C99#8A3C99

#8A3C99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.160 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3C99
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 44%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(290, 61%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 60.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, 47.21, -36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 59.59, 322.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1245 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.16 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8462, 10.9357, 31.3016)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3C99 #4B993C

analogous

#5C3C99 #8A3C99 #993C7A

triadic

#8A3C99 #998A3C #3C998A

tetradic

#8A3C99 #995C3C #4B993C #3C7A99

square

#8A3C99 #995C3C #4B993C #3C7A99

split-complementary

#8A3C99 #7A993C #3C995C

monochromatic

#3B1A41 #622B6D #8A3C99 #AC56BD #C282CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8A3C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A3C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3C99

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3C99	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.160 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76b7',
    500: '#8a3c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3c99;
$custom-light: #af76b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.323,
    "s": 43.662,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49831,
    "c": 0.16045,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3C99

secondary

#83B879

accent

#D35469

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3C99

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

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