#8A45AF#8A45AF

#8A45AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.170 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A45AF
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 61%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 47.41, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 65.26, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1135 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.17 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.3458, 12.7552, 41.9393)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A45AF #6AAF45

analogous

#5545AF #8A45AF #AF459F

triadic

#8A45AF #AF8A45 #45AF8A

tetradic

#8A45AF #AF5545 #6AAF45 #459FAF

square

#8A45AF #AF5545 #6AAF45 #459FAF

split-complementary

#8A45AF #9FAF45 #45AF55

monochromatic

#452257 #673483 #8A45AF #A66CC5 #C198D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A45AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A45AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A45AF

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A45AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A45AF	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F61B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a45af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.170 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cc7',
    500: '#8a45af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a45af;
$custom-light: #af7cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a45af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.057,
    "s": 43.443,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52368,
    "c": 0.16955,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.12755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A45AF

secondary

#A0C28D

accent

#D35581

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A45AF

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

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