#8A3CDA#8A3CDA

#8A3CDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.226 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CDA
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 218)
HSL	hsl(270, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 72%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 61.55, -67.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 91.40, 312.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.1189 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.226 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7489, 13.6968, 67.6560)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CDA #8CDA3C

analogous

#3C3DDA #8A3CDA #D93CDA

triadic

#8A3CDA #DA8A3C #3CDA8A

tetradic

#8A3CDA #DA3C3D #8CDA3C #3CDAD9

square

#8A3CDA #DA3C3D #8CDA3C #3CDAD9

split-complementary

#8A3CDA #DAD93C #3DDA3C

monochromatic

#4D1983 #6B23B6 #8A3CDA #A96FE4 #C8A3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8A3CDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8A3CDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CDA

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CDA	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.226 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379e6',
    500: '#8a3cda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cda;
$custom-light: #b379e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.62,
    "s": 68.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54303,
    "c": 0.22642,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CDA

secondary

#B9DA97

accent

#EB3D95

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CDA

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

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