#8A3ECC#8A3ECC
#8A3ECC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.210 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 62, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.08, 57.40, -60.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.08, 83.53, 313.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.47% 0.1194 -0.1725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.47% 0.21 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1005, 13.2083, 58.4475) |
| Luminance | 0.1321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.91
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.75
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.36
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.62
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.63
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3ECC #80CC3E
analogous
#433ECC #8A3ECC #CC3EC7
triadic
#8A3ECC #CC8A3E #3ECC8A
tetradic
#8A3ECC #CC433E #80CC3E #3EC7CC
square
#8A3ECC #CC433E #80CC3E #3EC7CC
split-complementary
#8A3ECC #C7CC3E #3ECC43
monochromatic
#4B1E72 #6B2BA2 #8A3ECC #A76ED9 #C59FE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.77
#8A3ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.64
#8A3ECC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3ECC
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3ECC | 1.00 | 5.77 | 3.64 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0066C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E5F81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.210 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179dc',
500: '#8a3ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3ecc; $custom-light: #b179dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 62,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.113,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53468,
"c": 0.20975,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.13208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3ECC
secondary
#B1D294
accent
#E1468E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83