#8A44AD#8A44AD

#8A44AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.169 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44AD
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 47.47, -44.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 64.83, 317.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1147 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.169 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0899, 12.5552, 40.8922)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44AD #67AD44

analogous

#5644AD #8A44AD #AD449B

triadic

#8A44AD #AD8A44 #44AD8A

tetradic

#8A44AD #AD5644 #67AD44 #449BAD

square

#8A44AD #AD5644 #67AD44 #449BAD

split-complementary

#8A44AD #9BAD44 #44AD56

monochromatic

#442155 #673381 #8A44AD #A66AC4 #C096D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8A44AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A44AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44AD

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44AD	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.169 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc6',
    500: '#8a44ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44ad;
$custom-light: #af7cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52106,
    "c": 0.16891,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44AD

secondary

#9DC18B

accent

#D3547F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44AD

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

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