#8A3F97#8A3F97

#8A3F97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.154 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3F97
RGB	rgb(138, 63, 151)
HSL	hsl(291, 41%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 58%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 58.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.90, 45.33, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.90, 56.95, 322.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1204 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.154 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8440, 11.1935, 30.4928)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3F97 #4C973F

analogous

#5E3F97 #8A3F97 #973F78

triadic

#8A3F97 #978A3F #3F978A

tetradic

#8A3F97 #975E3F #4C973F #3F7897

square

#8A3F97 #975E3F #4C973F #3F7897

split-complementary

#8A3F97 #78973F #3F975E

monochromatic

#3B1B41 #632D6C #8A3F97 #AC59BA #C185CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A3F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A3F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3F97

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3F97	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E599A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 63, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.154 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae78b6',
    500: '#8a3f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3f97;
$custom-light: #ae78b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.136,
    "s": 41.121,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50111,
    "c": 0.15381,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3F97

secondary

#84B67C

accent

#D15769

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3F97

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