#8A3CB3#8A3CB3

#8A3CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.187 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB3
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, 52.68, -49.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 72.19, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1243 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.187 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2323, 11.8902, 43.8683)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB3 #65B33C

analogous

#4F3CB3 #8A3CB3 #B33CA1

triadic

#8A3CB3 #B38A3C #3CB38A

tetradic

#8A3CB3 #B34F3C #65B33C #3CA1B3

square

#8A3CB3 #B34F3C #65B33C #3CA1B3

split-complementary

#8A3CB3 #A1B33C #3CB34F

monochromatic

#431D57 #672D85 #8A3CB3 #A662CA #C090DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8A3CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A3CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB3

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB3	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3062B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.187 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077ca',
    500: '#8a3cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb3;
$custom-light: #b077ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.328,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51471,
    "c": 0.1866,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB3

secondary

#9CC586

accent

#D94E7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB3

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

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