#8A3CC4#8A3CC4

#8A3CC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.204 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CC4
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 56.47, -57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 80.58, 314.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.1225 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.204 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0588, 12.6208, 53.4878)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CC4 #76C43C

analogous

#463CC4 #8A3CC4 #C43CBA

triadic

#8A3CC4 #C48A3C #3CC48A

tetradic

#8A3CC4 #C4463C #76C43C #3CBAC4

square

#8A3CC4 #C4463C #76C43C #3CBAC4

split-complementary

#8A3CC4 #BAC43C #3CC446

monochromatic

#481F67 #692D96 #8A3CC4 #A66BD2 #C29AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A3CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A3CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CC4

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CC4	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1364C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.204 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d7',
    500: '#8a3cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cc4;
$custom-light: #b178d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52655,
    "c": 0.20397,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CC4

secondary

#A9CC90

accent

#DD4B89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CC4

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

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