#8A3DB9#8A3DB9

#8A3DB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.191 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DB9
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 185)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 67%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 53.53, -52.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 74.63, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1227 -0.1469)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.191 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9052, 12.2440, 47.1516)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DB9 #6CB93D

analogous

#4C3DB9 #8A3DB9 #B93DAA

triadic

#8A3DB9 #B98A3D #3DB98A

tetradic

#8A3DB9 #B94C3D #6CB93D #3DAAB9

square

#8A3DB9 #B94C3D #6CB93D #3DAAB9

split-complementary

#8A3DB9 #AAB93D #3DB94C

monochromatic

#451F5D #682E8B #8A3DB9 #A666CD #C195DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A3DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A3DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DB9

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DB9	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A63B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.191 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078cf',
    500: '#8a3db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3db9;
$custom-light: #b078cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.258,
    "s": 50.407,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51998,
    "c": 0.19141,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DB9

secondary

#A2C78B

accent

#DA4E83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DB9

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

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