#8A43B7#8A43B7

#8A43B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.181 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43B7
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 183)
HSL	hsl(277, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 50.21, -49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 70.40, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1158 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.181 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0340, 12.8369, 46.1603)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43B7 #70B743

analogous

#5043B7 #8A43B7 #B743AA

triadic

#8A43B7 #B78A43 #43B78A

tetradic

#8A43B7 #B75043 #70B743 #43AAB7

square

#8A43B7 #B75043 #70B743 #43AAB7

split-complementary

#8A43B7 #AAB743 #43B750

monochromatic

#46225D #68338A #8A43B7 #A66DCA #C19ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A43B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A43B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43B7

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43B7	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0361BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3365B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.181 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bcd',
    500: '#8a43b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43b7;
$custom-light: #b07bcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.724,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52617,
    "c": 0.18107,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43B7

secondary

#A5C690

accent

#D65285

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43B7

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

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