#8A3EAA#8A3EAA

#8A3EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.175 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EAA
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 63.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 49.78, -44.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 66.70, 318.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1223 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.175 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4584, 11.7514, 39.2657)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EAA #5EAA3E

analogous

#543EAA #8A3EAA #AA3E94

triadic

#8A3EAA #AA8A3E #3EAA8A

tetradic

#8A3EAA #AA543E #5EAA3E #3E94AA

square

#8A3EAA #AA543E #5EAA3E #3E94AA

split-complementary

#8A3EAA #94AA3E #3EAA54

monochromatic

#411D50 #662E7D #8A3EAA #A760C5 #C08DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A3EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A3EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EAA

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EAA	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.175 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c4',
    500: '#8a3eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eaa;
$custom-light: #af78c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51129,
    "c": 0.1746,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EAA

secondary

#96C084

accent

#D65279

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EAA

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

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