#8A44AA#8A44AA

#8A44AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.166 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44AA
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 46.81, -42.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 63.33, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1147 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.166 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8028, 12.4404, 39.3805)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44AA #64AA44

analogous

#5744AA #8A44AA #AA4497

triadic

#8A44AA #AA8A44 #44AA8A

tetradic

#8A44AA #AA5744 #64AA44 #4497AA

square

#8A44AA #AA5744 #64AA44 #4497AA

split-complementary

#8A44AA #97AA44 #44AA57

monochromatic

#432153 #67337E #8A44AA #A668C3 #C094D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8A44AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A44AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44AA

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44AA	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4065A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.166 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc4',
    500: '#8a44aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44aa;
$custom-light: #af7cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.176,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5192,
    "c": 0.1657,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44AA

secondary

#9BC08A

accent

#D3557D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44AA

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

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