#8A3DAB#8A3DAB

#8A3DAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.177 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DAB
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 171)
HSL	hsl(282, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 64.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 50.47, -45.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 67.73, 318.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1235 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.177 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4994, 11.6816, 39.7478)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DAB #5EAB3D

analogous

#533DAB #8A3DAB #AB3D95

triadic

#8A3DAB #AB8A3D #3DAB8A

tetradic

#8A3DAB #AB533D #5EAB3D #3D95AB

square

#8A3DAB #AB533D #5EAB3D #3D95AB

split-complementary

#8A3DAB #95AB3D #3DAB53

monochromatic

#411D51 #662D7E #8A3DAB #A75FC6 #C08CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A3DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A3DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DAB

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DAB	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3962A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.177 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c4',
    500: '#8a3dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dab;
$custom-light: #af78c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 47.414,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51067,
    "c": 0.17706,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DAB

secondary

#96C183

accent

#D75179

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DAB

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

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