#8A3CB1#8A3CB1

#8A3CB1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.185 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB1
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 177)
HSL	hsl(280, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 66.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 52.24, -48.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 71.21, 317.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1244 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.185 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0315, 11.8099, 42.8108)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB1 #63B13C

analogous

#503CB1 #8A3CB1 #B13C9E

triadic

#8A3CB1 #B18A3C #3CB18A

tetradic

#8A3CB1 #B1503C #63B13C #3C9EB1

square

#8A3CB1 #B1503C #63B13C #3C9EB1

split-complementary

#8A3CB1 #9EB13C #3CB150

monochromatic

#431D56 #662D83 #8A3CB1 #A761C9 #C08FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A3CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A3CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB1

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB1	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3262AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.185 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c9',
    500: '#8a3cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb1;
$custom-light: #b077c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 49.367,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51337,
    "c": 0.18456,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB1

secondary

#9AC485

accent

#D94F7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB1

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

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