#8A3CBF#8A3CBF
#8A3CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.199 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.84, 55.34, -55.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.84, 78.11, 315.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.3% 0.1232 -0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.3% 0.199 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4991, 12.3969, 50.5404) |
| Luminance | 0.1240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.96
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.18
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.16
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.56
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.42
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3CBF #71BF3C
analogous
#493CBF #8A3CBF #BF3CB3
triadic
#8A3CBF #BF8A3C #3CBF8A
tetradic
#8A3CBF #BF493C #71BF3C #3CB3BF
square
#8A3CBF #BF493C #71BF3C #3CB3BF
split-complementary
#8A3CBF #B3BF3C #3CBF49
monochromatic
#471F62 #682D90 #8A3CBF #A668D0 #C297DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.04
#8A3CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#8A3CBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3CBF
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3CBF | 1.00 | 6.04 | 3.48 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F64BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#825979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.199 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b078d3',
500: '#8a3cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3cbf; $custom-light: #b078d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.725,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52298,
"c": 0.19885,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.12397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3CBF
secondary
#A6CA8D
accent
#DC4C86
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83