#8A3EB3#8A3EB3

#8A3EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.184 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EB3
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 51.74, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 71.14, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1219 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.184 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3390, 12.1037, 43.9039)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EB3 #67B33E

analogous

#4F3EB3 #8A3EB3 #B33EA2

triadic

#8A3EB3 #B38A3E #3EB38A

tetradic

#8A3EB3 #B34F3E #67B33E #3EA2B3

square

#8A3EB3 #B34F3E #67B33E #3EA2B3

split-complementary

#8A3EB3 #A2B33E #3EB34F

monochromatic

#441F58 #672E86 #8A3EB3 #A665CA #C092D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8A3EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A3EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EB3

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EB3	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3263B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.184 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078ca',
    500: '#8a3eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eb3;
$custom-light: #b078ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.974,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51715,
    "c": 0.18387,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EB3

secondary

#9DC588

accent

#D8507F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EB3

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

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