#8A3EA8#8A3EA8

#8A3EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.173 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA8
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 168)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 63.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 49.35, -43.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 65.72, 318.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1223 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.173 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2706, 11.6763, 38.2768)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA8 #5CA83E

analogous

#553EA8 #8A3EA8 #A83E91

triadic

#8A3EA8 #A88A3E #3EA88A

tetradic

#8A3EA8 #A8553E #5CA83E #3E91A8

square

#8A3EA8 #A8553E #5CA83E #3E91A8

split-complementary

#8A3EA8 #91A83E #3EA855

monochromatic

#411D4F #652E7B #8A3EA8 #A75FC4 #C08CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A3EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A3EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA8

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA8	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185CAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.173 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c2',
    500: '#8a3ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea8;
$custom-light: #af78c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 46.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51002,
    "c": 0.17255,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA8

secondary

#94BF83

accent

#D65277

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA8

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

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