#8A43A5#8A43A5

#8A43A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.162 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43A5
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 165)
HSL	hsl(283, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 46.24, -40.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 61.43, 318.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1159 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.162 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2789, 12.1348, 36.9167)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43A5 #5EA543

analogous

#5943A5 #8A43A5 #A5438F

triadic

#8A43A5 #A58A43 #43A58A

tetradic

#8A43A5 #A55943 #5EA543 #438FA5

square

#8A43A5 #A55943 #5EA543 #438FA5

split-complementary

#8A43A5 #8FA543 #43A559

monochromatic

#41204E #663179 #8A43A5 #A765C0 #C090D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8A43A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A43A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43A5

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43A5	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4364A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.162 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc0',
    500: '#8a43a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43a5;
$custom-light: #af7bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.469,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51478,
    "c": 0.16193,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43A5

secondary

#96BD86

accent

#D25678

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43A5

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

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