#8A3CAE#8A3CAE

#8A3CAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.182 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CAE
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 51.59, -46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 69.74, 317.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1245 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.182 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7358, 11.6916, 41.2533)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CAE #60AE3C

analogous

#513CAE #8A3CAE #AE3C99

triadic

#8A3CAE #AE8A3C #3CAE8A

tetradic

#8A3CAE #AE513C #60AE3C #3C99AE

square

#8A3CAE #AE513C #60AE3C #3C99AE

split-complementary

#8A3CAE #99AE3C #3CAE51

monochromatic

#421D53 #662C80 #8A3CAE #A75FC8 #C08DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A3CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A3CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CAE

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CAE	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.182 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c7',
    500: '#8a3cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cae;
$custom-light: #b077c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.053,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51139,
    "c": 0.18151,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CAE

secondary

#97C283

accent

#D8507B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CAE

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

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