#8A3EA9#8A3EA9

#8A3EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.174 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EA9
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 169)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 63.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 49.57, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 66.21, 318.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1223 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.174 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3641, 11.7137, 38.7694)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EA9 #5DA93E

analogous

#553EA9 #8A3EA9 #A93E92

triadic

#8A3EA9 #A98A3E #3EA98A

tetradic

#8A3EA9 #A9553E #5DA93E #3E92A9

square

#8A3EA9 #A9553E #5DA93E #3E92A9

split-complementary

#8A3EA9 #92A93E #3EA955

monochromatic

#411D4F #652E7C #8A3EA9 #A760C5 #C08CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A3EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A3EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EA9

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EA9	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.174 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c3',
    500: '#8a3ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ea9;
$custom-light: #af78c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.617,
    "s": 46.32,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51065,
    "c": 0.17357,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EA9

secondary

#95C083

accent

#D65278

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EA9

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

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