#8A3EB4#8A3EB4

#8A3EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.185 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EB4
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 180)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 51.96, -49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 71.63, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1219 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.185 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4405, 12.1443, 44.4385)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EB4 #68B43E

analogous

#4F3EB4 #8A3EB4 #B43EA3

triadic

#8A3EB4 #B48A3E #3EB48A

tetradic

#8A3EB4 #B44F3E #68B43E #3EA3B4

square

#8A3EB4 #B44F3E #68B43E #3EA3B4

split-complementary

#8A3EB4 #A3B43E #3EB44F

monochromatic

#441F59 #672E86 #8A3EB4 #A665CA #C093DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A3EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A3EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EB4

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EB4	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3163B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.185 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078cb',
    500: '#8a3eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eb4;
$custom-light: #b078cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.644,
    "s": 48.76,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51782,
    "c": 0.18491,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EB4

secondary

#9EC589

accent

#D84F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EB4

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

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