#8A3EBE#8A3EBE
#8A3EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.195 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3EBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 62, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.10, 54.19, -54.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.10, 76.59, 315.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.1211 -0.1532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.195 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4962, 12.5666, 49.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.13
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.98
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.45
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.95
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.27
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3EBE #72BE3E
analogous
#4A3EBE #8A3EBE #BE3EB2
triadic
#8A3EBE #BE8A3E #3EBE8A
tetradic
#8A3EBE #BE4A3E #72BE3E #3EB2BE
square
#8A3EBE #BE4A3E #72BE3E #3EB2BE
split-complementary
#8A3EBE #B2BE3E #3EBE4A
monochromatic
#472062 #682F90 #8A3EBE #A66BCF #C299DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#8A3EBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8A3EBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3EBE
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3EBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3EBE | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2464BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#825979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3ebe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.195 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b079d2',
500: '#8a3ebe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3ebe; $custom-light: #b079d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3ebe",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 62,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.625,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52465,
"c": 0.19525,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.12566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3EBE
secondary
#A6C98E
accent
#DA4E87
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83