#8A3DAF#8A3DAF

#8A3DAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.181 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DAF
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 51.34, -47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 69.70, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1233 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.181 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8865, 11.8365, 41.7862)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DAF #62AF3D

analogous

#513DAF #8A3DAF #AF3D9B

triadic

#8A3DAF #AF8A3D #3DAF8A

tetradic

#8A3DAF #AF513D #62AF3D #3D9BAF

square

#8A3DAF #AF513D #62AF3D #3D9BAF

split-complementary

#8A3DAF #9BAF3D #3DAF51

monochromatic

#421D54 #662D82 #8A3DAF #A761C8 #C08FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A3DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A3DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DAF

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DAF	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.181 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078c7',
    500: '#8a3daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3daf;
$custom-light: #b078c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.526,
    "s": 48.305,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51327,
    "c": 0.18114,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DAF

secondary

#99C385

accent

#D8507C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DAF

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

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