#8A44AB#8A44AB

#8A44AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.167 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44AB
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 47.03, -43.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 63.83, 317.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1147 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.167 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8978, 12.4784, 39.8806)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44AB #65AB44

analogous

#5744AB #8A44AB #AB4499

triadic

#8A44AB #AB8A44 #44AB8A

tetradic

#8A44AB #AB5744 #65AB44 #4499AB

square

#8A44AB #AB5744 #65AB44 #4499AB

split-complementary

#8A44AB #99AB44 #44AB57

monochromatic

#432153 #67337F #8A44AB #A669C3 #C095D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8A44AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8A44AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44AB

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44AB	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F65A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.167 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc4',
    500: '#8a44ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44ab;
$custom-light: #af7cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.777,
    "s": 43.096,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51982,
    "c": 0.16677,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44AB

secondary

#9CC08A

accent

#D3557D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44AB

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

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