#8A41AA#8A41AA

#8A41AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.170 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A41AA
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 61.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 48.32, -43.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 65.04, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1185 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.17 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6260, 12.0867, 39.3215)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A41AA #61AA41

analogous

#5541AA #8A41AA #AA4195

triadic

#8A41AA #AA8A41 #41AA8A

tetradic

#8A41AA #AA5541 #61AA41 #4195AA

square

#8A41AA #AA5541 #61AA41 #4195AA

split-complementary

#8A41AA #95AA41 #41AA55

monochromatic

#421F51 #66307E #8A41AA #A764C4 #C091D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A41AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A41AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A41AA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A41AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A41AA	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a41aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.170 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac4',
    500: '#8a41aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a41aa;
$custom-light: #af7ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a41aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.714,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51517,
    "c": 0.17021,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A41AA

secondary

#98C087

accent

#D4537B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A41AA

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

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