#8A43C8#8A43C8

#8A43C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.199 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43C8
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 66.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 54.13, -57.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 78.94, 313.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1146 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.199 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9114, 13.5879, 56.0481)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43C8 #81C843

analogous

#4743C8 #8A43C8 #C843C4

triadic

#8A43C8 #C88A43 #43C88A

tetradic

#8A43C8 #C84743 #81C843 #43C4C8

square

#8A43C8 #C84743 #81C843 #43C4C8

split-complementary

#8A43C8 #C4C843 #43C847

monochromatic

#4B2170 #6B2F9F #8A43C8 #A772D6 #C5A2E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A43C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A43C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43C8

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43C8	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1967C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.199 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cd9',
    500: '#8a43c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43c8;
$custom-light: #b17cd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.03,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5378,
    "c": 0.19926,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43C8

secondary

#B1D096

accent

#DE4A8F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43C8

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

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