#8A3F99#8A3F99

#8A3F99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.156 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3F99
RGB	rgb(138, 63, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(290, 59%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 58.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, 45.74, -35.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 57.90, 322.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.1206 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.156 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0078, 11.2590, 31.3555)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3F99 #4E993F

analogous

#5D3F99 #8A3F99 #993F7B

triadic

#8A3F99 #998A3F #3F998A

tetradic

#8A3F99 #995D3F #4E993F #3F7B99

square

#8A3F99 #995D3F #4E993F #3F7B99

split-complementary

#8A3F99 #7B993F #3F995D

monochromatic

#3C1B42 #632D6E #8A3F99 #AB5ABB #C185CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8A3F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A3F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3F99

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3F99	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 63, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.156 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78b7',
    500: '#8a3f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3f99;
$custom-light: #af78b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50226,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3F99

secondary

#86B77C

accent

#D1566B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3F99

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

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