#8A3E99#8A3E99

#8A3E99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.157 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E99
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(290, 59%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 46.23, -35.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 58.46, 322.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1219 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.157 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9530, 11.1493, 31.3372)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E99 #4D993E

analogous

#5D3E99 #8A3E99 #993E7B

triadic

#8A3E99 #998A3E #3E998A

tetradic

#8A3E99 #995D3E #4D993E #3E7B99

square

#8A3E99 #995D3E #4D993E #3E7B99

split-complementary

#8A3E99 #7B993E #3E995D

monochromatic

#3B1B42 #632C6D #8A3E99 #AB59BC #C184CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8A3E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A3E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E99

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E99	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.157 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78b7',
    500: '#8a3e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e99;
$custom-light: #af78b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.11,
    "s": 42.326,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50092,
    "c": 0.15737,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E99

secondary

#85B87B

accent

#D2566A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E99

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

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