#8A3DAE#8A3DAE

#8A3DAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.180 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DAE
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 51.12, -46.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 69.21, 317.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1234 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.18 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7886, 11.7973, 41.2709)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DAE #61AE3D

analogous

#513DAE #8A3DAE #AE3D99

triadic

#8A3DAE #AE8A3D #3DAE8A

tetradic

#8A3DAE #AE513D #61AE3D #3D99AE

square

#8A3DAE #AE513D #61AE3D #3D99AE

split-complementary

#8A3DAE #99AE3D #3DAE51

monochromatic

#421D53 #662D81 #8A3DAE #A761C8 #C08ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A3DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A3DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DAE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DAE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#045CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.180 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c7',
    500: '#8a3dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dae;
$custom-light: #af78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.885,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51262,
    "c": 0.18012,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DAE

secondary

#98C285

accent

#D8507B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DAE

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

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