#8A3EA2#8A3EA2

#8A3EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.166 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA2
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 48.08, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 62.79, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1223 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.166 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7245, 11.4579, 35.4007)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA2 #56A23E

analogous

#583EA2 #8A3EA2 #A23E88

triadic

#8A3EA2 #A28A3E #3EA28A

tetradic

#8A3EA2 #A2583E #56A23E #3E88A2

square

#8A3EA2 #A2583E #56A23E #3E88A2

split-complementary

#8A3EA2 #88A23E #3EA258

monochromatic

#3F1C49 #642D76 #8A3EA2 #A95CC1 #C089D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A3EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A3EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA2

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA2	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4161A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.166 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78be',
    500: '#8a3ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea2;
$custom-light: #af78be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.6,
    "s": 44.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50629,
    "c": 0.16643,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA2

secondary

#8EBC80

accent

#D45372

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA2

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

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