#8A3DC4#8A3DC4

#8A3DC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.203 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DC4
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 56.01, -57.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 80.08, 314.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.1215 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.203 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1117, 12.7265, 53.5055)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DC4 #77C43D

analogous

#463DC4 #8A3DC4 #C43DBB

triadic

#8A3DC4 #C48A3D #3DC48A

tetradic

#8A3DC4 #C4463D #77C43D #3DBBC4

square

#8A3DC4 #C4463D #77C43D #3DBBC4

split-complementary

#8A3DC4 #BBC43D #3DC446

monochromatic

#481F67 #692E96 #8A3DC4 #A66CD2 #C39BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A3DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A3DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DC4

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DC4	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1564C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.203 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d7',
    500: '#8a3dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dc4;
$custom-light: #b178d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.222,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52771,
    "c": 0.20273,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DC4

secondary

#AACD90

accent

#DD4B8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DC4

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

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