#8A3CBE#8A3CBE

#8A3CBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.198 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CBE
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 68.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 55.11, -54.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 77.62, 315.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1233 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.198 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3895, 12.3530, 49.9628)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CBE #70BE3C

analogous

#493CBE #8A3CBE #BE3CB1

triadic

#8A3CBE #BE8A3C #3CBE8A

tetradic

#8A3CBE #BE493C #70BE3C #3CB1BE

square

#8A3CBE #BE493C #70BE3C #3CB1BE

split-complementary

#8A3CBE #B1BE3C #3CBE49

monochromatic

#461F61 #682D8F #8A3CBE #A668CF #C196DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A3CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A3CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CBE

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CBE	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2163BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.198 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078d2',
    500: '#8a3cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cbe;
$custom-light: #b078d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52228,
    "c": 0.19784,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CBE

secondary

#A5CA8C

accent

#DB4C86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CBE

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

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