#8A3CA1#8A3CA1

#8A3CA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.168 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CA1
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 161)
HSL	hsl(286, 46%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 63%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 62.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 48.84, -40.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 63.41, 320.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.1248 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.168 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5292, 11.2089, 34.8988)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CA1 #53A13C

analogous

#583CA1 #8A3CA1 #A13C85

triadic

#8A3CA1 #A18A3C #3CA18A

tetradic

#8A3CA1 #A1583C #53A13C #3C85A1

square

#8A3CA1 #A1583C #53A13C #3C85A1

split-complementary

#8A3CA1 #85A13C #3CA158

monochromatic

#3E1B48 #642B74 #8A3CA1 #A959C1 #C086D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A3CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A3CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CA1

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CA1	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E59A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40619E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.168 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77bd',
    500: '#8a3ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ca1;
$custom-light: #af77bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.337,
    "s": 45.701,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50312,
    "c": 0.16839,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CA1

secondary

#8BBC7D

accent

#D55270

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CA1

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

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