#8A3DB7#8A3DB7

#8A3DB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.189 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DB7
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 53.09, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 73.64, 316.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1228 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.189 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6956, 12.1601, 46.0475)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DB7 #6AB73D

analogous

#4D3DB7 #8A3DB7 #B73DA7

triadic

#8A3DB7 #B78A3D #3DB78A

tetradic

#8A3DB7 #B74D3D #6AB73D #3DA7B7

square

#8A3DB7 #B74D3D #6AB73D #3DA7B7

split-complementary

#8A3DB7 #A7B73D #3DB74D

monochromatic

#451E5B #672E89 #8A3DB7 #A665CC #C193DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A3DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A3DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DB7

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DB7	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C63B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.189 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078cd',
    500: '#8a3db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3db7;
$custom-light: #b078cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.869,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.18935,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DB7

secondary

#A0C689

accent

#DA4E82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DB7

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

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