#8A44A6#8A44A6

#8A44A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.161 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44A6
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 166)
HSL	hsl(283, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 59%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 45.94, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 61.34, 318.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% 0.1146 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.161 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4302, 12.2913, 37.4179)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44A6 #60A644

analogous

#5944A6 #8A44A6 #A64491

triadic

#8A44A6 #A68A44 #44A68A

tetradic

#8A44A6 #A65944 #60A644 #4491A6

square

#8A44A6 #A65944 #60A644 #4491A6

split-complementary

#8A44A6 #91A644 #44A659

monochromatic

#42204F #66327B #8A44A6 #A767C1 #C092D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8A44A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A44A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44A6

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44A6	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285EA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4364A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.161 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc1',
    500: '#8a44a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44a6;
$custom-light: #af7cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51675,
    "c": 0.16144,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44A6

secondary

#97BE88

accent

#D25679

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44A6

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

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