#8A3CB5#8A3CB5

#8A3CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.189 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB5
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 53.11, -50.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 73.18, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1241 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.189 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4360, 11.9717, 44.9413)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB5 #67B53C

analogous

#4E3CB5 #8A3CB5 #B53CA3

triadic

#8A3CB5 #B58A3C #3CB58A

tetradic

#8A3CB5 #B54E3C #67B53C #3CA3B5

square

#8A3CB5 #B54E3C #67B53C #3CA3B5

split-complementary

#8A3CB5 #A3B53C #3CB54E

monochromatic

#441E59 #672D87 #8A3CB5 #A663CB #C091DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8A3CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A3CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB5

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB5	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E63B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.189 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077cc',
    500: '#8a3cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb5;
$custom-light: #b077cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.678,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51606,
    "c": 0.18864,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB5

secondary

#9DC687

accent

#DA4E80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB5

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

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