#8A45AD#8A45AD

#8A45AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.167 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A45AD
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 60.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 46.97, -43.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 64.25, 316.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.1134 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.167 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1509, 12.6772, 40.9125)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A45AD #68AD45

analogous

#5645AD #8A45AD #AD459C

triadic

#8A45AD #AD8A45 #45AD8A

tetradic

#8A45AD #AD5645 #68AD45 #459CAD

square

#8A45AD #AD5645 #68AD45 #459CAD

split-complementary

#8A45AD #9CAD45 #45AD56

monochromatic

#442255 #673481 #8A45AD #A66BC4 #C097D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A45AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A45AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A45AD

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A45AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A45AD	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2260B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F65AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a45ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.167 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc6',
    500: '#8a45ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a45ad;
$custom-light: #af7cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a45ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.808,
    "s": 42.975,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52243,
    "c": 0.1674,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A45AD

secondary

#9EC18C

accent

#D3557F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A45AD

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

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