#8A3EB9#8A3EB9

#8A3EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.190 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EB9
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 185)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 53.07, -51.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 74.11, 315.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1215 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.19 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9591, 12.3517, 47.1695)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EB9 #6DB93E

analogous

#4C3EB9 #8A3EB9 #B93EAA

triadic

#8A3EB9 #B98A3E #3EB98A

tetradic

#8A3EB9 #B94C3E #6DB93E #3EAAB9

square

#8A3EB9 #B94C3E #6DB93E #3EAAB9

split-complementary

#8A3EB9 #AAB93E #3EB94C

monochromatic

#461F5D #682F8B #8A3EB9 #A668CC #C196DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A3EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A3EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EB9

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EB9	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B64B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.190 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b079cf',
    500: '#8a3eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3eb9;
$custom-light: #b079cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.073,
    "s": 49.798,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52119,
    "c": 0.19008,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EB9

secondary

#A2C78C

accent

#D94E84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EB9

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

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