#8A3DA9#8A3DA9
#8A3DA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.175 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3DA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 61, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 47%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 63.9%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.58, 50.04, -44.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.58, 66.75, 318.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.94% 0.1235 -0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.94% 0.175 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3102, 11.6060, 38.7514) |
| Luminance | 0.1161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.94
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.42
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.58
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.15
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.27
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3DA9 #5CA93D
analogous
#543DA9 #8A3DA9 #A93D92
triadic
#8A3DA9 #A98A3D #3DA98A
tetradic
#8A3DA9 #A9543D #5CA93D #3D92A9
square
#8A3DA9 #A9543D #5CA93D #3D92A9
split-complementary
#8A3DA9 #92A93D #3DA954
monochromatic
#411D4F #652D7C #8A3DA9 #A75EC5 #C08BD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.32
#8A3DA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#8A3DA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3DA9
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3DA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3DA9 | 1.00 | 6.32 | 3.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#135BAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B62A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88516D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3da9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.175 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af77c3',
500: '#8a3da9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3da9; $custom-light: #af77c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3da9",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 61,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.778,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50939,
"c": 0.17502,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.11605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3DA9
secondary
#94C082
accent
#D75177
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110912
muted
#807B81