#8A3DCD#8A3DCD

#8A3DCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.212 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DCD
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 58.08, -61.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 84.52, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% 0.1202 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.212 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1669, 13.1486, 59.0632)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DCD #80CD3D

analogous

#423DCD #8A3DCD #CD3DC8

triadic

#8A3DCD #CD8A3D #3DCD8A

tetradic

#8A3DCD #CD423D #80CD3D #3DC8CD

square

#8A3DCD #CD423D #80CD3D #3DC8CD

split-complementary

#8A3DCD #C8CD3D #3DCD42

monochromatic

#4B1D72 #6B2AA3 #8A3DCD #A76EDA #C59EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A3DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8A3DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DCD

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DCD	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.212 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179dd',
    500: '#8a3dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3dcd;
$custom-light: #b179dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.083,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53427,
    "c": 0.21199,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DCD

secondary

#B1D293

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DCD

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

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