#8A43B2#8A43B2

#8A43B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.176 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43B2
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 49.08, -46.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 67.90, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1159 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.176 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.5228, 12.6324, 43.4680)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43B2 #6BB243

analogous

#5243B2 #8A43B2 #B243A2

triadic

#8A43B2 #B28A43 #43B28A

tetradic

#8A43B2 #B25243 #6BB243 #43A2B2

square

#8A43B2 #B25243 #6BB243 #43A2B2

split-complementary

#8A43B2 #A2B243 #43B252

monochromatic

#452259 #683286 #8A43B2 #A66BC7 #C197D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A43B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A43B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43B2

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43B2	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1360B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3865AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.176 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bca',
    500: '#8a43b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43b2;
$custom-light: #af7bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.378,
    "s": 45.306,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5229,
    "c": 0.17573,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43B2

secondary

#A1C48D

accent

#D55382

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43B2

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

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