#8A3CAC#8A3CAC

#8A3CAC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.179 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CAC
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 172)
HSL	hsl(282, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 51.16, -45.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 68.76, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1246 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.179 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.5422, 11.6142, 40.2341)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CAC #5EAC3C

analogous

#523CAC #8A3CAC #AC3C96

triadic

#8A3CAC #AC8A3C #3CAC8A

tetradic

#8A3CAC #AC523C #5EAC3C #3C96AC

square

#8A3CAC #AC523C #5EAC3C #3C96AC

split-complementary

#8A3CAC #96AC3C #3CAC52

monochromatic

#411C51 #662C7F #8A3CAC #A75EC7 #C08CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A3CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A3CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CAC

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CAC	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#065BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3762A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.179 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af77c5',
    500: '#8a3cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cac;
$custom-light: #af77c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51008,
    "c": 0.17948,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CAC

secondary

#96C182

accent

#D85079

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CAC

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

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