#8A43CD#8A43CD

#8A43CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.205 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43CD
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 55.30, -59.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 81.45, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.114 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.205 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5053, 13.8254, 59.1760)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43CD #86CD43

analogous

#4543CD #8A43CD #CD43CB

triadic

#8A43CD #CD8A43 #43CD8A

tetradic

#8A43CD #CD4543 #86CD43 #43CBCD

square

#8A43CD #CD4543 #86CD43 #43CBCD

split-complementary

#8A43CD #CBCD43 #43CD45

monochromatic

#4C1F76 #6B2CA7 #8A43CD #A873DA #C6A4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A43CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A43CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43CD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43CD	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0868CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.205 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cdd',
    500: '#8a43cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43cd;
$custom-light: #b17cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.87,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54137,
    "c": 0.20459,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43CD

secondary

#B5D498

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43CD

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

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