#8A3CA6#8A3CA6

#8A3CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.173 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CA6
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 166)
HSL	hsl(284, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 63.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 49.88, -42.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 65.83, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1248 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.173 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.9790, 11.3888, 37.2675)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CA6 #58A63C

analogous

#553CA6 #8A3CA6 #A63C8D

triadic

#8A3CA6 #A68A3C #3CA68A

tetradic

#8A3CA6 #A6553C #58A63C #3C8DA6

square

#8A3CA6 #A6553C #58A63C #3C8DA6

split-complementary

#8A3CA6 #8DA63C #3CA655

monochromatic

#3F1C4C #652C79 #8A3CA6 #A85BC4 #C088D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8A3CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A3CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CA6

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CA6	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C61A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.173 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77c1',
    500: '#8a3ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ca6;
$custom-light: #af77c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.151,
    "s": 46.903,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50624,
    "c": 0.17341,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.11388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CA6

secondary

#90BE7F

accent

#D75174

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CA6

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

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