#8A43A6#8A43A6

#8A43A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.163 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43A6
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 166)
HSL	hsl(283, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 59.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 46.45, -40.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 61.92, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1159 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.163 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3702, 12.1714, 37.3979)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43A6 #5FA643

analogous

#5843A6 #8A43A6 #A64390

triadic

#8A43A6 #A68A43 #43A68A

tetradic

#8A43A6 #A65843 #5FA643 #4390A6

square

#8A43A6 #A65843 #5FA643 #4390A6

split-complementary

#8A43A6 #90A643 #43A658

monochromatic

#42204F #66317A #8A43A6 #A765C1 #C091D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8A43A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A43A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43A6

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43A6	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265EA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4264A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.163 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc1',
    500: '#8a43a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43a6;
$custom-light: #af7bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.03,
    "s": 42.489,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51538,
    "c": 0.16298,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43A6

secondary

#96BE87

accent

#D25679

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43A6

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

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