#8A3DC5#8A3DC5

#8A3DC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.204 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DC5
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 69%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 56.24, -57.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 80.57, 314.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% 0.1214 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.204 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2259, 12.7722, 54.1069)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DC5 #78C53D

analogous

#463DC5 #8A3DC5 #C53DBC

triadic

#8A3DC5 #C58A3D #3DC58A

tetradic

#8A3DC5 #C5463D #78C53D #3DBCC5

square

#8A3DC5 #C5463D #78C53D #3DBCC5

split-complementary

#8A3DC5 #BCC53D #3DC546

monochromatic

#491F68 #692D98 #8A3DC5 #A66CD3 #C39BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A3DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A3DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DC5

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DC5	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1265C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.204 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d7',
    500: '#8a3dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dc5;
$custom-light: #b178d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.971,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52842,
    "c": 0.20376,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DC5

secondary

#ABCD91

accent

#DD4A8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DC5

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

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