#8A44A9#8A44A9

#8A44A9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.165 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44A9
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 169)
HSL	hsl(282, 43%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 60%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 46.59, -42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 62.83, 317.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1147 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.165 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7086, 12.4027, 38.8842)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44A9 #63A944

analogous

#5844A9 #8A44A9 #A94496

triadic

#8A44A9 #A98A44 #44A98A

tetradic

#8A44A9 #A95844 #63A944 #4496A9

square

#8A44A9 #A95844 #63A944 #4496A9

split-complementary

#8A44A9 #96A944 #44A958

monochromatic

#432152 #66327D #8A44A9 #A768C2 #C094D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A44A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A44A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44A9

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44A9	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.165 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc3',
    500: '#8a44a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44a9;
$custom-light: #af7cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.584,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51858,
    "c": 0.16463,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44A9

secondary

#9ABF89

accent

#D2557C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44A9

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

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