#8A3DB4#8A3DB4

#8A3DB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.186 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DB4
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 180)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 52.43, -49.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 72.16, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.123 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.186 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3867, 12.0365, 44.4205)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DB4 #67B43D

analogous

#4F3DB4 #8A3DB4 #B43DA2

triadic

#8A3DB4 #B48A3D #3DB48A

tetradic

#8A3DB4 #B44F3D #67B43D #3DA2B4

square

#8A3DB4 #B44F3D #67B43D #3DA2B4

split-complementary

#8A3DB4 #A2B43D #3DB44F

monochromatic

#441E59 #672E86 #8A3DB4 #A664CA #C092DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8A3DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A3DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DB4

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DB4	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3063B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.186 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078cb',
    500: '#8a3db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3db4;
$custom-light: #b078cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 49.378,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51659,
    "c": 0.18627,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DB4

secondary

#9DC588

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DB4

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

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