#8A3EAD#8A3EAD

#8A3EAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.178 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EAD
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 64.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 50.43, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 68.18, 317.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1222 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.178 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7454, 11.8662, 40.7773)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EAD #61AD3E

analogous

#523EAD #8A3EAD #AD3E98

triadic

#8A3EAD #AD8A3E #3EAD8A

tetradic

#8A3EAD #AD523E #61AD3E #3E98AD

square

#8A3EAD #AD523E #61AD3E #3E98AD

split-complementary

#8A3EAD #98AD3E #3EAD52

monochromatic

#421E53 #662E80 #8A3EAD #A762C7 #C08FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A3EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A3EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EAD

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EAD	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3862AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.178 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c6',
    500: '#8a3ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ead;
$custom-light: #af78c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.081,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51321,
    "c": 0.17768,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EAD

secondary

#98C285

accent

#D7517B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EAD

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

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