#8A3EAF#8A3EAF

#8A3EAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.180 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EAF
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 64.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 50.86, -46.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 69.16, 317.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1221 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.18 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9404, 11.9442, 41.8042)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EAF #63AF3E

analogous

#523EAF #8A3EAF #AF3E9C

triadic

#8A3EAF #AF8A3E #3EAF8A

tetradic

#8A3EAF #AF523E #63AF3E #3E9CAF

square

#8A3EAF #AF523E #63AF3E #3E9CAF

split-complementary

#8A3EAF #9CAF3E #3EAF52

monochromatic

#431E55 #662E82 #8A3EAF #A763C8 #C090D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8A3EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A3EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EAF

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EAF	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#055DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3663AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.180 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78c7',
    500: '#8a3eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eaf;
$custom-light: #af78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.354,
    "s": 47.679,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51451,
    "c": 0.17974,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EAF

secondary

#9AC386

accent

#D7517D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EAF

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

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