#8A3EE3#8A3EE3

#8A3EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.233 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3EE3
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 227)
HSL	hsl(268, 75%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 62.81, -71.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 94.85, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1152 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.233 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.0655, 14.3943, 74.0633)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3EE3 #97E33E

analogous

#3E45E3 #8A3EE3 #DC3EE3

triadic

#8A3EE3 #E38A3E #3EE38A

tetradic

#8A3EE3 #E33E45 #97E33E #3EE3DC

square

#8A3EE3 #E33E45 #97E33E #3EE3DC

split-complementary

#8A3EE3 #E3DC3E #45E33E

monochromatic

#4E1591 #6B1DC7 #8A3EE3 #AA73EB #CBA9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8A3EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A3EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3EE3

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3EE3	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75688D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.233 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37aed',
    500: '#8a3ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ee3;
$custom-light: #b37aed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.636,
    "s": 74.661,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55224,
    "c": 0.23344,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3EE3

secondary

#C1E09D

accent

#F1379B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3EE3

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

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