#8A44A2#8A44A2

#8A44A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.157 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44A2
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 58%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 58%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 45.08, -38.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 59.37, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.1144 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.157 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0690, 12.1468, 35.5155)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44A2 #5CA244

analogous

#5B44A2 #8A44A2 #A2448B

triadic

#8A44A2 #A28A44 #44A28A

tetradic

#8A44A2 #A25B44 #5CA244 #448BA2

square

#8A44A2 #A25B44 #5CA244 #448BA2

split-complementary

#8A44A2 #8BA244 #44A25B

monochromatic

#41204C #653277 #8A44A2 #A765BE #C090D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A44A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A44A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44A2

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44A2	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4664A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.157 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bbe',
    500: '#8a44a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44a2;
$custom-light: #af7bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.681,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51436,
    "c": 0.15721,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44A2

secondary

#94BC86

accent

#D15776

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44A2

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

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