#8A3CA5#8A3CA5

#8A3CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.172 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CA5
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(285, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 49.67, -42.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 65.35, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1248 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.172 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8876, 11.3523, 36.7863)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CA5 #57A53C

analogous

#553CA5 #8A3CA5 #A53C8C

triadic

#8A3CA5 #A58A3C #3CA58A

tetradic

#8A3CA5 #A5553C #57A53C #3C8CA5

square

#8A3CA5 #A5553C #57A53C #3C8CA5

split-complementary

#8A3CA5 #8CA53C #3CA555

monochromatic

#3F1B4B #642C78 #8A3CA5 #A85BC3 #C088D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A3CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A3CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CA5

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CA5	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D61A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.172 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77c0',
    500: '#8a3ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ca5;
$custom-light: #af77c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.571,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50561,
    "c": 0.1724,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CA5

secondary

#8FBE7F

accent

#D65174

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CA5

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

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