#8A44A5#8A44A5

#8A44A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.160 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44A5
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 165)
HSL	hsl(283, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 45.73, -40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 60.85, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1145 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.16 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3388, 12.2548, 36.9367)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44A5 #5FA544

analogous

#5944A5 #8A44A5 #A5448F

triadic

#8A44A5 #A58A44 #44A58A

tetradic

#8A44A5 #A55944 #5FA544 #448FA5

square

#8A44A5 #A55944 #5FA544 #448FA5

split-complementary

#8A44A5 #8FA544 #44A559

monochromatic

#42204E #66327A #8A44A5 #A766C0 #C092D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A44A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A44A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44A5

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44A5	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4464A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.160 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc0',
    500: '#8a44a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44a5;
$custom-light: #af7bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.299,
    "s": 41.631,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51615,
    "c": 0.16038,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44A5

secondary

#96BD87

accent

#D15679

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44A5

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

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