#8A3EDB#8A3EDB

#8A3EDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.225 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EDB
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 71.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 60.91, -67.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 90.93, 312.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1168 -0.1925)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.225 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9869, 13.9628, 68.3828)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EDB #8FDB3E

analogous

#3E40DB #8A3EDB #D93EDB

triadic

#8A3EDB #DB8A3E #3EDB8A

tetradic

#8A3EDB #DB3E40 #8FDB3E #3EDBD9

square

#8A3EDB #DB3E40 #8FDB3E #3EDBD9

split-complementary

#8A3EDB #DBD93E #40DB3E

monochromatic

#4E1986 #6C23B9 #8A3EDB #A972E5 #C9A5EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8A3EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A3EDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EDB

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EDB	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.225 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ae7',
    500: '#8a3edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3edb;
$custom-light: #b27ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.045,
    "s": 68.559,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54598,
    "c": 0.22523,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EDB

secondary

#BBDB99

accent

#EB3C97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EDB

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

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