#8A3CA2#8A3CA2
#8A3CA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.169 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 63%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.99, 49.05, -40.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.99, 63.89, 320.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.37% 0.1248 -0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.37% 0.169 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6177, 11.2444, 35.3651) |
| Luminance | 0.1124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.50
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.94
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.21
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.06
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3CA2 #54A23C
analogous
#573CA2 #8A3CA2 #A23C87
triadic
#8A3CA2 #A28A3C #3CA28A
tetradic
#8A3CA2 #A2573C #54A23C #3C87A2
square
#8A3CA2 #A2573C #54A23C #3C87A2
split-complementary
#8A3CA2 #87A23C #3CA257
monochromatic
#3E1B49 #642B75 #8A3CA2 #A959C2 #C086D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.46
#8A3CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8A3CA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3CA2
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3CA2 | 1.00 | 6.46 | 3.25 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D59A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F619F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#894E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.169 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af77be',
500: '#8a3ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3ca2; $custom-light: #af77be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 45.946,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50374,
"c": 0.16939,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.11244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3CA2
secondary
#8CBC7D
accent
#D65271
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110912
muted
#807B81