#8A3CB4#8A3CB4

#8A3CB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.188 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB4
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 180)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 52.89, -49.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 72.69, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1242 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.188 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3338, 11.9308, 44.4029)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB4 #66B43C

analogous

#4E3CB4 #8A3CB4 #B43CA2

triadic

#8A3CB4 #B48A3C #3CB48A

tetradic

#8A3CB4 #B44E3C #66B43C #3CA2B4

square

#8A3CB4 #B44E3C #66B43C #3CA2B4

split-complementary

#8A3CB4 #A2B43C #3CB44E

monochromatic

#441D58 #672D86 #8A3CB4 #A662CB #C090DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8A3CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A3CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB4

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB4	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F62B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.188 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077cb',
    500: '#8a3cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb4;
$custom-light: #b077cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51538,
    "c": 0.18762,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB4

secondary

#9DC587

accent

#DA4E7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB4

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

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