#8A44B2#8A44B2

#8A44B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.174 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44B2
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 48.58, -46.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 67.33, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1147 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.174 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5827, 12.7523, 43.4880)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44B2 #6CB244

analogous

#5344B2 #8A44B2 #B244A3

triadic

#8A44B2 #B28A44 #44B28A

tetradic

#8A44B2 #B25344 #6CB244 #44A3B2

square

#8A44B2 #B25344 #6CB244 #44A3B2

split-complementary

#8A44B2 #A3B244 #44B253

monochromatic

#452259 #683386 #8A44B2 #A66CC7 #C199D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A44B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A44B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44B2

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44B2	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1761B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A65AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.174 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cca',
    500: '#8a44b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44b2;
$custom-light: #af7cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52423,
    "c": 0.17427,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44B2

secondary

#A2C48E

accent

#D45382

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44B2

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

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