#8A3CAA#8A3CAA

#8A3CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.177 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CAA
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 50.73, -44.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 67.78, 318.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1247 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.177 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3516, 11.5379, 39.2301)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CAA #5CAA3C

analogous

#533CAA #8A3CAA #AA3C93

triadic

#8A3CAA #AA8A3C #3CAA8A

tetradic

#8A3CAA #AA533C #5CAA3C #3C93AA

square

#8A3CAA #AA533C #5CAA3C #3C93AA

split-complementary

#8A3CAA #93AA3C #3CAA53

monochromatic

#411C50 #652C7D #8A3CAA #A75DC6 #C08BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A3CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A3CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CAA

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CAA	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3961A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.177 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77c4',
    500: '#8a3caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3caa;
$custom-light: #af77c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.545,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50879,
    "c": 0.17745,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CAA

secondary

#94C081

accent

#D75078

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CAA

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

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