#8A3CDD#8A3CDD

#8A3CDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.229 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3CDD
RGB	rgb(138, 60, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 62.25, -68.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 92.86, 312.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1183 -0.1966)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.229 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.1450, 13.8553, 69.7422)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3CDD #8FDD3C

analogous

#3C3FDD #8A3CDD #DA3CDD

triadic

#8A3CDD #DD8A3C #3CDD8A

tetradic

#8A3CDD #DD3C3F #8FDD3C #3CDDDA

square

#8A3CDD #DD3C3F #8FDD3C #3CDDDA

split-complementary

#8A3CDD #DDDA3C #3FDD3C

monochromatic

#4E1887 #6B21BB #8A3CDD #A970E6 #C9A4EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8A3CDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A3CDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3CDD

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3CDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3CDD	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3cdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.229 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379e9',
    500: '#8a3cdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3cdd;
$custom-light: #b379e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3cdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.068,
    "s": 70.306,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54537,
    "c": 0.22947,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.13855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3CDD

secondary

#BBDC99

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3CDD

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

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