#8A45CA#8A45CA
#8A45CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.199 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A45CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 69, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.12, 53.63, -57.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.12, 78.87, 312.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.17% 0.1122 -0.1641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.17% 0.199 304.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2676, 13.9239, 57.3275) |
| Luminance | 0.1392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.69
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.94
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.47
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.97
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.43
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A45CA #85CA45
analogous
#4745CA #8A45CA #CA45C7
triadic
#8A45CA #CA8A45 #45CA8A
tetradic
#8A45CA #CA4745 #85CA45 #45C7CA
square
#8A45CA #CA4745 #85CA45 #45C7CA
split-complementary
#8A45CA #C7CA45 #45CA47
monochromatic
#4C2174 #6B2FA3 #8A45CA #A875D8 #C6A4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.55
#8A45CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#8A45CA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A45CA
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A45CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A45CA | 1.00 | 5.55 | 3.78 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1968C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6282
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a45ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.199 304.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17ddb',
500: '#8a45ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a45ca; $custom-light: #b17ddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a45ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 69,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.128,
"s": 55.649,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54174,
"c": 0.19879,
"h": 304.3
},
"luminance": 0.13924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A45CA
secondary
#B4D299
accent
#DF4991
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83