#8A3C9F#8A3C9F

#8A3C9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.166 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3C9F
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 159)
HSL	hsl(287, 45%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 62%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 62.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 48.43, -39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 62.45, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.1247 -0.1101)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.166 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3543, 11.1390, 33.9774)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3C9F #519F3C

analogous

#593C9F #8A3C9F #9F3C82

triadic

#8A3C9F #9F8A3C #3C9F8A

tetradic

#8A3C9F #9F593C #519F3C #3C829F

square

#8A3C9F #9F593C #519F3C #3C829F

split-complementary

#8A3C9F #829F3C #3C9F59

monochromatic

#3D1A46 #632B73 #8A3C9F #AA58C0 #C185D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8A3C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A3C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3C9F

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3C9F	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2159A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41609D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.166 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77bc',
    500: '#8a3c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3c9f;
$custom-light: #af77bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 45.205,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5019,
    "c": 0.16639,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3C9F

secondary

#89BB7C

accent

#D5536E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3C9F

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

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