#8A3CC6#8A3CC6

#8A3CC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.206 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CC6
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 198)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 56.92, -58.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 81.57, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1223 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.206 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2879, 12.7124, 54.6947)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CC6 #78C63C

analogous

#453CC6 #8A3CC6 #C63CBD

triadic

#8A3CC6 #C68A3C #3CC68A

tetradic

#8A3CC6 #C6453C #78C63C #3CBDC6

square

#8A3CC6 #C6453C #78C63C #3CBDC6

split-complementary

#8A3CC6 #BDC63C #3CC645

monochromatic

#491F69 #692D98 #8A3CC6 #A66BD4 #C39BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8A3CC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A3CC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CC6

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CC6	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B64C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.206 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d8',
    500: '#8a3cc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cc6;
$custom-light: #b178d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.913,
    "s": 54.762,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52799,
    "c": 0.20602,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CC6

secondary

#ABCE90

accent

#DE4A8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CC6

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

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