#8A44BE#8A44BE

#8A44BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.187 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44BE
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 51.31, -52.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 73.37, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1142 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.187 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8407, 13.2555, 50.1132)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44BE #78BE44

analogous

#4D44BE #8A44BE #BE44B5

triadic

#8A44BE #BE8A44 #44BE8A

tetradic

#8A44BE #BE4D44 #78BE44 #44B5BE

square

#8A44BE #BE4D44 #78BE44 #44B5BE

split-complementary

#8A44BE #B5BE44 #44BE4D

monochromatic

#492365 #693392 #8A44BE #A671CE #C39FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8A44BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8A44BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44BE

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44BE	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.187 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07cd2',
    500: '#8a44be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44be;
$custom-light: #b07cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.426,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53215,
    "c": 0.18718,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44BE

secondary

#ABCA94

accent

#D8508A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44BE

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

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