#8A3DB3#8A3DB3

#8A3DB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.185 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DB3
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 52.21, -49.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 71.67, 316.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1231 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.185 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2852, 11.9959, 43.8859)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DB3 #66B33D

analogous

#4F3DB3 #8A3DB3 #B33DA1

triadic

#8A3DB3 #B38A3D #3DB38A

tetradic

#8A3DB3 #B34F3D #66B33D #3DA1B3

square

#8A3DB3 #B34F3D #66B33D #3DA1B3

split-complementary

#8A3DB3 #A1B33D #3DB34F

monochromatic

#441E58 #672D85 #8A3DB3 #A663CA #C091D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8A3DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A3DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DB3

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DB3	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3163B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.185 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078ca',
    500: '#8a3db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3db3;
$custom-light: #b078ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.153,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51592,
    "c": 0.18524,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DB3

secondary

#9DC587

accent

#D94F7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DB3

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

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