#8048B2#8048B2

#8048B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.165 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8048B2
RGB	rgb(128, 72, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 44.06, -47.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 64.76, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0966 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.165 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2536, 12.4384, 43.4974)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8048B2 #7AB248

analogous

#4B48B2 #8048B2 #B248AF

triadic

#8048B2 #B28048 #48B280

tetradic

#8048B2 #B24B48 #7AB248 #48AFB2

square

#8048B2 #B24B48 #7AB248 #48AFB2

split-complementary

#8048B2 #AFB248 #48B24B

monochromatic

#41255B #613686 #8048B2 #9E71C6 #BC9DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8048B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8048B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8048B2

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8048B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8048B2	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1961B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3363B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8048b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 72, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.165 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87eca',
    500: '#8048b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8048b2;
$custom-light: #a87eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8048b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.698,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51798,
    "c": 0.16517,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8048B2

secondary

#A9C492

accent

#D25690

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8048B2

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

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