#8A3EA4#8A3EA4

#8A3EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.168 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA4
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 164)
HSL	hsl(285, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 48.50, -41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 63.77, 319.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1223 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.168 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9037, 11.5296, 36.3444)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA4 #58A43E

analogous

#573EA4 #8A3EA4 #A43E8B

triadic

#8A3EA4 #A48A3E #3EA48A

tetradic

#8A3EA4 #A4573E #58A43E #3E8BA4

square

#8A3EA4 #A4573E #58A43E #3E8BA4

split-complementary

#8A3EA4 #8BA43E #3EA457

monochromatic

#3F1C4B #652D78 #8A3EA4 #A85DC2 #C08AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A3EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A3EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA4

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA4	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F62A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.168 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78bf',
    500: '#8a3ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea4;
$custom-light: #af78bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50752,
    "c": 0.16847,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA4

secondary

#90BD81

accent

#D55374

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA4

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

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