#8A3CC7#8A3CC7

#8A3CC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.207 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CC7
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 69.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 57.15, -58.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 82.06, 314.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.1221 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.207 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4037, 12.7587, 55.3042)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CC7 #79C73C

analogous

#443CC7 #8A3CC7 #C73CBE

triadic

#8A3CC7 #C78A3C #3CC78A

tetradic

#8A3CC7 #C7443C #79C73C #3CBEC7

square

#8A3CC7 #C7443C #79C73C #3CBEC7

split-complementary

#8A3CC7 #BEC73C #3CC744

monochromatic

#491E6A #6A2C9A #8A3CC7 #A76CD5 #C39BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A3CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A3CC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CC7

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CC7	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0764C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.207 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d9',
    500: '#8a3cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cc7;
$custom-light: #b178d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.669,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52872,
    "c": 0.20704,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CC7

secondary

#ACCE91

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CC7

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

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