#8A3EA6#8A3EA6

#8A3EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.171 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA6
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 166)
HSL	hsl(284, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 63%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 62.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 48.93, -42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 64.74, 319.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1223 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.171 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0857, 11.6024, 37.3031)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA6 #5AA63E

analogous

#563EA6 #8A3EA6 #A63E8E

triadic

#8A3EA6 #A68A3E #3EA68A

tetradic

#8A3EA6 #A6563E #5AA63E #3E8EA6

square

#8A3EA6 #A6563E #5AA63E #3E8EA6

split-complementary

#8A3EA6 #8EA63E #3EA656

monochromatic

#401D4D #652D79 #8A3EA6 #A85EC3 #C08BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A3EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A3EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA6

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA6	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E62A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.171 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c1',
    500: '#8a3ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea6;
$custom-light: #af78c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 45.614,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50876,
    "c": 0.17051,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA6

secondary

#92BE82

accent

#D55376

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA6

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

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