#8A3C9B#8A3C9B

#8A3C9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.162 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3C9B
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 155)
HSL	hsl(289, 44%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(289, 61%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 61.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 47.61, -37.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 60.53, 321.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1246 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.162 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0128, 11.0024, 32.1788)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3C9B #4D9B3C

analogous

#5B3C9B #8A3C9B #9B3C7D

triadic

#8A3C9B #9B8A3C #3C9B8A

tetradic

#8A3C9B #9B5B3C #4D9B3C #3C7D9B

square

#8A3C9B #9B5B3C #4D9B3C #3C7D9B

split-complementary

#8A3C9B #7D9B3C #3C9B5B

monochromatic

#3B1A43 #632B6F #8A3C9B #AB56BE #C183CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8A3C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A3C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3C9B

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3C9B	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.162 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77b9',
    500: '#8a3c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3c9b;
$custom-light: #af77b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.263,
    "s": 44.186,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49949,
    "c": 0.16242,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3C9B

secondary

#85B97A

accent

#D4546B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3C9B

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

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