#8A44A8#8A44A8

#8A44A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.164 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44A8
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 168)
HSL	hsl(282, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 60%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 59.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 46.38, -41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 62.34, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1146 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.164 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6151, 12.3653, 38.3917)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44A8 #62A844

analogous

#5844A8 #8A44A8 #A84494

triadic

#8A44A8 #A88A44 #44A88A

tetradic

#8A44A8 #A85844 #62A844 #4494A8

square

#8A44A8 #A85844 #62A844 #4494A8

split-complementary

#8A44A8 #94A844 #44A858

monochromatic

#422151 #66327C #8A44A8 #A768C2 #C093D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A44A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A44A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44A8

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44A8	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4264A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88556F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.164 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc2',
    500: '#8a44a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44a8;
$custom-light: #af7cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51797,
    "c": 0.16357,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44A8

secondary

#99BF89

accent

#D2567B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44A8

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

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