#8A3EA5#8A3EA5

#8A3EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA5
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(284, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 48.71, -41.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 64.25, 319.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1223 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.169 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9944, 11.5658, 36.8219)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA5 #59A53E

analogous

#573EA5 #8A3EA5 #A53E8D

triadic

#8A3EA5 #A58A3E #3EA58A

tetradic

#8A3EA5 #A5573E #59A53E #3E8DA5

square

#8A3EA5 #A5573E #59A53E #3E8DA5

split-complementary

#8A3EA5 #8DA53E #3EA557

monochromatic

#401D4C #652D79 #8A3EA5 #A85EC2 #C08AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8A3EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A3EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA5

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA5	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F62A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c0',
    500: '#8a3ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea5;
$custom-light: #af78c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.272,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50814,
    "c": 0.16948,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA5

secondary

#91BE81

accent

#D55375

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA5

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

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