#8A3EAE#8A3EAE

#8A3EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.179 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EAE
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.06, 50.64, -46.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.06, 68.67, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1222 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.179 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8425, 11.9051, 41.2888)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EAE #62AE3E

analogous

#523EAE #8A3EAE #AE3E9A

triadic

#8A3EAE #AE8A3E #3EAE8A

tetradic

#8A3EAE #AE523E #62AE3E #3E9AAE

square

#8A3EAE #AE523E #62AE3E #3E9AAE

split-complementary

#8A3EAE #9AAE3E #3EAE52

monochromatic

#421E54 #662E81 #8A3EAE #A762C7 #C08FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8A3EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A3EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EAE

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EAE	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#095DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.179 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c7',
    500: '#8a3eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eae;
$custom-light: #af78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EAE

secondary

#99C286

accent

#D7517C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EAE

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

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