#8A43AE#8A43AE

#8A43AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.171 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43AE
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 48.20, -44.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 65.90, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.116 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.171 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1270, 12.4741, 41.3837)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43AE #67AE43

analogous

#5543AE #8A43AE #AE439D

triadic

#8A43AE #AE8A43 #43AE8A

tetradic

#8A43AE #AE5543 #67AE43 #439DAE

square

#8A43AE #AE5543 #67AE43 #439DAE

split-complementary

#8A43AE #9DAE43 #43AE55

monochromatic

#442156 #673282 #8A43AE #A669C5 #C095D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8A43AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A43AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43AE

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43AE	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.171 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc7',
    500: '#8a43ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43ae;
$custom-light: #af7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.813,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52035,
    "c": 0.17147,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43AE

secondary

#9DC28B

accent

#D4547F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43AE

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

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