#8A3CAF#8A3CAF

#8A3CAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.183 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CAF
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 51.81, -47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 70.23, 317.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1245 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.183 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.8336, 11.7307, 41.7686)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CAF #61AF3C

analogous

#513CAF #8A3CAF #AF3C9A

triadic

#8A3CAF #AF8A3C #3CAF8A

tetradic

#8A3CAF #AF513C #61AF3C #3C9AAF

square

#8A3CAF #AF513C #61AF3C #3C9AAF

split-complementary

#8A3CAF #9AAF3C #3CAF51

monochromatic

#421D54 #662C81 #8A3CAF #A760C8 #C08DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A3CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A3CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CAF

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CAF	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.183 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c7',
    500: '#8a3caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3caf;
$custom-light: #b077c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.696,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51204,
    "c": 0.18252,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.1173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CAF

secondary

#98C384

accent

#D84F7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CAF

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

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