#8A3DDB#8A3DDB

#8A3DDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.226 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DDB
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 72.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 61.35, -67.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 91.41, 312.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1178 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.226 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9331, 13.8551, 68.3648)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DDB #8EDB3D

analogous

#3D3FDB #8A3DDB #D93DDB

triadic

#8A3DDB #DB8A3D #3DDB8A

tetradic

#8A3DDB #DB3D3F #8EDB3D #3DDBD9

square

#8A3DDB #DB3D3F #8EDB3D #3DDBD9

split-complementary

#8A3DDB #DBD93D #3FDB3D

monochromatic

#4D1985 #6B22B9 #8A3DDB #A971E5 #C8A4EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8A3DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A3DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DDB

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DDB	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.226 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379e7',
    500: '#8a3ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ddb;
$custom-light: #b379e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.241,
    "s": 68.696,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54489,
    "c": 0.22634,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DDB

secondary

#BBDB99

accent

#EC3C96

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DDB

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

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