#8A44C3#8A44C3
#8A44C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.193 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A44C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 68, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 52.47, -54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 75.89, 313.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.56% 0.1139 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.56% 0.193 306.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3966, 13.4779, 53.0408) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.53
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.54
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.48
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.89
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.88
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A44C3 #7DC344
analogous
#4B44C3 #8A44C3 #C344BD
triadic
#8A44C3 #C38A44 #44C38A
tetradic
#8A44C3 #C34B44 #7DC344 #44BDC3
square
#8A44C3 #C34B44 #7DC344 #44BDC3
split-complementary
#8A44C3 #BDC344 #44C34B
monochromatic
#4A226A #6A3199 #8A44C3 #A772D2 #C4A1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8A44C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8A44C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A44C3
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A44C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A44C3 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2567C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#805F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a44c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.193 306.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07cd6',
500: '#8a44c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a44c3; $custom-light: #b07cd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a44c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 68,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.071,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53557,
"c": 0.19257,
"h": 306.3
},
"luminance": 0.13478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A44C3
secondary
#AFCD95
accent
#DB4D8D
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110A14
muted
#807C83