#8A3FAE#8A3FAE

#8A3FAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.177 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3FAE
RGB	rgb(138, 63, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 50.16, -46.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 68.13, 317.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1209 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.177 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.8974, 12.0148, 41.3071)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3FAE #63AE3F

analogous

#533FAE #8A3FAE #AE3F9B

triadic

#8A3FAE #AE8A3F #3FAE8A

tetradic

#8A3FAE #AE533F #63AE3F #3F9BAE

square

#8A3FAE #AE533F #63AE3F #3F9BAE

split-complementary

#8A3FAE #9BAE3F #3FAE53

monochromatic

#431E54 #662F81 #8A3FAE #A764C7 #C090D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A3FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A3FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3FAE

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3FAE	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 63, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.177 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c7',
    500: '#8a3fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3fae;
$custom-light: #af79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51513,
    "c": 0.17729,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.12014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3FAE

secondary

#9AC287

accent

#D6517D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3FAE

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

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