#8A43AA#8A43AA

#8A43AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.167 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43AA
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 43%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 60.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 47.32, -42.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 63.91, 317.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.116 -0.1205)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.167 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7429, 12.3204, 39.3605)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43AA #63AA43

analogous

#5743AA #8A43AA #AA4397

triadic

#8A43AA #AA8A43 #43AA8A

tetradic

#8A43AA #AA5743 #63AA43 #4397AA

square

#8A43AA #AA5743 #63AA43 #4397AA

split-complementary

#8A43AA #97AA43 #43AA57

monochromatic

#432052 #66327E #8A43AA #A767C3 #C093D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A43AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A43AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43AA

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43AA	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F64A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.167 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc4',
    500: '#8a43aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43aa;
$custom-light: #af7bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.359,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51784,
    "c": 0.16722,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43AA

secondary

#9AC089

accent

#D3557C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43AA

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

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