#8A44C5#8A44C5
#8A44C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.195 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A44C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 68, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.61, 52.94, -55.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.61, 76.90, 313.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.7% 0.1137 -0.1581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.7% 0.195 305.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6242, 13.5689, 54.2397) |
| Luminance | 0.1357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.50
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.79
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.26
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.07
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.72
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A44C5 #7FC544
analogous
#4A44C5 #8A44C5 #C544C0
triadic
#8A44C5 #C58A44 #44C58A
tetradic
#8A44C5 #C54A44 #7FC544 #44C0C5
square
#8A44C5 #C54A44 #7FC544 #44C0C5
split-complementary
#8A44C5 #C0C544 #44C54A
monochromatic
#4B226D #6A309C #8A44C5 #A773D3 #C4A1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#8A44C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#8A44C5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A44C5
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A44C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A44C5 | 1.00 | 5.65 | 3.71 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2267C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80607F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a44c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.195 305.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07cd7',
500: '#8a44c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a44c5; $custom-light: #b07cd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a44c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 68,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.558,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53696,
"c": 0.19472,
"h": 305.7
},
"luminance": 0.13569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A44C5
secondary
#B0CF96
accent
#DC4C8E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110A14
muted
#807C83