#8A3CB7#8A3CB7

#8A3CB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.191 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CB7
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 67.2%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 53.55, -51.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 74.16, 316.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.1239 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.191 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6427, 12.0543, 46.0299)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CB7 #69B73C

analogous

#4D3CB7 #8A3CB7 #B73CA6

triadic

#8A3CB7 #B78A3C #3CB78A

tetradic

#8A3CB7 #B74D3C #69B73C #3CA6B7

square

#8A3CB7 #B74D3C #69B73C #3CA6B7

split-complementary

#8A3CB7 #A6B73C #3CB74D

monochromatic

#441E5B #672D89 #8A3CB7 #A664CC #C192DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8A3CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A3CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CB7

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CB7	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B63B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.191 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077cd',
    500: '#8a3cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cb7;
$custom-light: #b077cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.049,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51742,
    "c": 0.19068,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CB7

secondary

#9FC688

accent

#DA4E81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CB7

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

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