#8A43D0#8A43D0
#8A43D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.208 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A43D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 67, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 60%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.19, 56.01, -61.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.19, 82.95, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.36% 0.1136 -0.174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.36% 0.208 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8709, 13.9717, 61.1015) |
| Luminance | 0.1397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.65
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.16
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.65
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.69
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.79
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A43D0 #89D043
analogous
#4443D0 #8A43D0 #D043CF
triadic
#8A43D0 #D08A43 #43D08A
tetradic
#8A43D0 #D04443 #89D043 #43CFD0
square
#8A43D0 #D04443 #89D043 #43CFD0
split-complementary
#8A43D0 #CFD043 #43D044
monochromatic
#4D1F7A #6B2BAB #8A43D0 #A874DC #C7A5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#8A43D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#8A43D0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A43D0
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A43D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A43D0 | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.79 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6384
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a43d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.208 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17cdf',
500: '#8a43d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a43d0; $custom-light: #b17cdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a43d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 67,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.213,
"s": 60,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54355,
"c": 0.20779,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.13972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A43D0
secondary
#B7D599
accent
#E34593
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83