#8A3CA3#8A3CA3

#8A3CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.170 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CA3
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 163)
HSL	hsl(285, 46%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 63%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 49.26, -41.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 64.38, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1248 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.17 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7070, 11.2801, 35.8351)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CA3 #55A33C

analogous

#563CA3 #8A3CA3 #A33C88

triadic

#8A3CA3 #A38A3C #3CA38A

tetradic

#8A3CA3 #A3563C #55A33C #3C88A3

square

#8A3CA3 #A3563C #55A33C #3C88A3

split-complementary

#8A3CA3 #88A33C #3CA356

monochromatic

#3E1B4A #642C76 #8A3CA3 #A95AC2 #C087D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A3CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8A3CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CA3

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CA3	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B59A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E61A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.170 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77bf',
    500: '#8a3ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ca3;
$custom-light: #af77bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.437,
    "s": 46.188,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50436,
    "c": 0.17039,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CA3

secondary

#8DBD7E

accent

#D65272

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CA3

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

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