#8A3CCB#8A3CCB

#8A3CCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.211 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CCB
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 70.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 58.06, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 84.03, 313.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.1215 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.211 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8742, 12.9469, 57.7823)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CCB #7DCB3C

analogous

#433CCB #8A3CCB #CB3CC5

triadic

#8A3CCB #CB8A3C #3CCB8A

tetradic

#8A3CCB #CB433C #7DCB3C #3CC5CB

square

#8A3CCB #CB433C #7DCB3C #3CC5CB

split-complementary

#8A3CCB #C5CB3C #3CCB43

monochromatic

#4A1E6F #6A2A9F #8A3CCB #A76CD8 #C49DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8A3CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A3CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CCB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CCB	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.211 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178dc',
    500: '#8a3ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ccb;
$custom-light: #b178dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53166,
    "c": 0.21113,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CCB

secondary

#AFD192

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CCB

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

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