#8A3EC4#8A3EC4

#8A3EC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.201 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EC4
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 55.55, -56.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 79.56, 314.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1204 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.201 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1655, 12.8343, 53.5234)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EC4 #78C43E

analogous

#473EC4 #8A3EC4 #C43EBB

triadic

#8A3EC4 #C48A3E #3EC48A

tetradic

#8A3EC4 #C4473E #78C43E #3EBBC4

square

#8A3EC4 #C4473E #78C43E #3EBBC4

split-complementary

#8A3EC4 #BBC43E #3EC447

monochromatic

#492068 #692E97 #8A3EC4 #A66DD2 #C39CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A3EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A3EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EC4

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EC4	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1865C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.201 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179d7',
    500: '#8a3ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ec4;
$custom-light: #b179d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.03,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52888,
    "c": 0.20147,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EC4

secondary

#ABCD91

accent

#DD4B8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EC4

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

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