#8A44B8#8A44B8

#8A44B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.181 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44B8
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 63%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 63%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 49.94, -49.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 70.35, 315.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% 0.1145 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.181 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1984, 12.9986, 46.7304)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44B8 #72B844

analogous

#5044B8 #8A44B8 #B844AC

triadic

#8A44B8 #B88A44 #44B88A

tetradic

#8A44B8 #B85044 #72B844 #44ACB8

square

#8A44B8 #B85044 #72B844 #44ACB8

split-complementary

#8A44B8 #ACB844 #44B850

monochromatic

#47235F #68338B #8A44B8 #A66FCA #C29CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8A44B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8A44B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44B8

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44B8	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0462BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3466B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.181 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07cce',
    500: '#8a44b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44b8;
$custom-light: #b07cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.207,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52814,
    "c": 0.18072,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44B8

secondary

#A6C791

accent

#D65286

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44B8

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

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