#8A3DAD#8A3DAD

#8A3DAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.179 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 50.90, -46.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 68.71, 317.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1234 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.179 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6915, 11.7585, 40.7594)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DAD #60AD3D

analogous

#523DAD #8A3DAD #AD3D98

triadic

#8A3DAD #AD8A3D #3DAD8A

tetradic

#8A3DAD #AD523D #60AD3D #3D98AD

square

#8A3DAD #AD523D #60AD3D #3D98AD

split-complementary

#8A3DAD #98AD3D #3DAD52

monochromatic

#421D53 #662D80 #8A3DAD #A760C7 #C08DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A3DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A3DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DAD

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DAD	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#075CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3762AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.179 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c6',
    500: '#8a3dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dad;
$custom-light: #af78c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51196,
    "c": 0.17909,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DAD

secondary

#97C284

accent

#D7507B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DAD

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

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