#8A44AF#8A44AF

#8A44AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.171 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44AF
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 61.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 47.92, -45.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 65.83, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1147 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.171 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2848, 12.6332, 41.9190)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44AF #69AF44

analogous

#5444AF #8A44AF #AF449F

triadic

#8A44AF #AF8A44 #44AF8A

tetradic

#8A44AF #AF5444 #69AF44 #449FAF

square

#8A44AF #AF5444 #69AF44 #449FAF

split-complementary

#8A44AF #9FAF44 #44AF54

monochromatic

#442257 #673383 #8A44AF #A66BC5 #C197D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A44AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A44AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44AF

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44AF	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C60B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.171 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc7',
    500: '#8a44af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44af;
$custom-light: #af7cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.252,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52232,
    "c": 0.17105,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44AF

secondary

#9FC28C

accent

#D45480

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44AF

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

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