#8A3DDD#8A3DDD

#8A3DDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.228 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3DDD
RGB	rgb(138, 61, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 61.82, -68.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 92.39, 312.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1174 -0.1959)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.228 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1979, 13.9610, 69.7598)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3DDD #90DD3D

analogous

#3D40DD #8A3DDD #DA3DDD

triadic

#8A3DDD #DD8A3D #3DDD8A

tetradic

#8A3DDD #DD3D40 #90DD3D #3DDDDA

square

#8A3DDD #DD3D40 #90DD3D #3DDDDA

split-complementary

#8A3DDD #DDDA3D #40DD3D

monochromatic

#4E1888 #6B21BC #8A3DDD #A971E6 #C9A5EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8A3DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A3DDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3DDD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3DDD	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 61, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.228 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379e9',
    500: '#8a3ddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ddd;
$custom-light: #b379e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.875,
    "s": 70.175,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54644,
    "c": 0.22839,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3DDD

secondary

#BCDC99

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3DDD

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

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