#8A3EB8#8A3EB8

#8A3EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EB8
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 184)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 66.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 52.84, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 73.61, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1216 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.189 310)
XYZ	xyz(20.8539, 12.3096, 46.6155)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EB8 #6CB83E

analogous

#4D3EB8 #8A3EB8 #B83EA9

triadic

#8A3EB8 #B88A3E #3EB88A

tetradic

#8A3EB8 #B84D3E #6CB83E #3EA9B8

square

#8A3EB8 #B84D3E #6CB83E #3EA9B8

split-complementary

#8A3EB8 #A9B83E #3EB84D

monochromatic

#451F5C #682F8A #8A3EB8 #A667CC #C195DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8A3EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A3EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EB8

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EB8	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C64B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b079ce',
    500: '#8a3eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eb8;
$custom-light: #b079ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.377,
    "s": 49.593,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52051,
    "c": 0.18904,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.12309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EB8

secondary

#A2C78B

accent

#D94F83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EB8

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

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