#8A3DAA#8A3DAA

#8A3DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.176 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DAA
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 50.26, -44.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 67.24, 318.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1235 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.176 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4045, 11.6437, 39.2477)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DAA #5DAA3D

analogous

#533DAA #8A3DAA #AA3D94

triadic

#8A3DAA #AA8A3D #3DAA8A

tetradic

#8A3DAA #AA533D #5DAA3D #3D94AA

square

#8A3DAA #AA533D #5DAA3D #3D94AA

split-complementary

#8A3DAA #94AA3D #3DAA53

monochromatic

#411D50 #652D7D #8A3DAA #A75FC5 #C08CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A3DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A3DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DAA

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DAA	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.176 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c4',
    500: '#8a3daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3daa;
$custom-light: #af78c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.385,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51003,
    "c": 0.17603,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DAA

secondary

#95C082

accent

#D75178

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DAA

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

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