#8A3CB0#8A3CB0

#8A3CB0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.184 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB0
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(280, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 52.02, -47.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 70.72, 317.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.1244 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.184 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9322, 11.7701, 42.2878)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB0 #62B03C

analogous

#503CB0 #8A3CB0 #B03C9C

triadic

#8A3CB0 #B08A3C #3CB08A

tetradic

#8A3CB0 #B0503C #62B03C #3C9CB0

square

#8A3CB0 #B0503C #62B03C #3C9CB0

split-complementary

#8A3CB0 #9CB03C #3CB050

monochromatic

#421D55 #662C82 #8A3CB0 #A760C9 #C08ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A3CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A3CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB0

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB0	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3362AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.184 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c8',
    500: '#8a3cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb0;
$custom-light: #b077c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.345,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51271,
    "c": 0.18355,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB0

secondary

#99C385

accent

#D94F7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB0

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

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