#8A3EB2#8A3EB2

#8A3EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.183 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EB2
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 51.52, -48.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 70.64, 316.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.122 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.183 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2383, 12.0634, 43.3732)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EB2 #66B23E

analogous

#503EB2 #8A3EB2 #B23EA0

triadic

#8A3EB2 #B28A3E #3EB28A

tetradic

#8A3EB2 #B2503E #66B23E #3EA0B2

square

#8A3EB2 #B2503E #66B23E #3EA0B2

split-complementary

#8A3EB2 #A0B23E #3EB250

monochromatic

#441E57 #672E85 #8A3EB2 #A664C9 #C092D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A3EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A3EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EB2

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EB2	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3363AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.183 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078ca',
    500: '#8a3eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eb2;
$custom-light: #b078ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51649,
    "c": 0.18284,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EB2

secondary

#9DC488

accent

#D8507F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EB2

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

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