#8A3CA0#8A3CA0

#8A3CA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.167 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CA0
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 160)
HSL	hsl(287, 45%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 63%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 62.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 48.63, -39.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 62.93, 320.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.1248 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.167 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4414, 11.1738, 34.4362)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CA0 #52A03C

analogous

#583CA0 #8A3CA0 #A03C84

triadic

#8A3CA0 #A08A3C #3CA08A

tetradic

#8A3CA0 #A0583C #52A03C #3C84A0

square

#8A3CA0 #A0583C #52A03C #3C84A0

split-complementary

#8A3CA0 #84A03C #3CA058

monochromatic

#3D1B47 #642B73 #8A3CA0 #AA59C1 #C185D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8A3CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A3CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CA0

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CA0	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2059A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41609D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.167 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77bc',
    500: '#8a3ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ca0;
$custom-light: #af77bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50251,
    "c": 0.16739,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CA0

secondary

#8ABB7C

accent

#D5536F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CA0

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

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