#8A44AE#8A44AE

#8A44AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.170 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44AE
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 60.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 47.69, -44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 65.33, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1147 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.17 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1870, 12.5940, 41.4037)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44AE #68AE44

analogous

#5544AE #8A44AE #AE449D

triadic

#8A44AE #AE8A44 #44AE8A

tetradic

#8A44AE #AE5544 #68AE44 #449DAE

square

#8A44AE #AE5544 #68AE44 #449DAE

split-complementary

#8A44AE #9DAE44 #44AE55

monochromatic

#442256 #673382 #8A44AE #A66AC5 #C096D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A44AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A44AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44AE

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44AE	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.170 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc7',
    500: '#8a44ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44ae;
$custom-light: #af7cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.623,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52169,
    "c": 0.16997,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44AE

secondary

#9EC28C

accent

#D4547F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44AE

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

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