#8A48A2#8A48A2

#8A48A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.151 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48A2
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 43.00, -37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 56.98, 318.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1089 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.151 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3192, 12.6473, 35.5989)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48A2 #60A248

analogous

#5D48A2 #8A48A2 #A2488D

triadic

#8A48A2 #A28A48 #48A28A

tetradic

#8A48A2 #A25D48 #60A248 #488DA2

square

#8A48A2 #A25D48 #60A248 #488DA2

split-complementary

#8A48A2 #8DA248 #48A25D

monochromatic

#42224D #663578 #8A48A2 #A76ABD #C095D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A48A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A48A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48A2

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48A2	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3360A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4966A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.151 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ebe',
    500: '#8a48a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48a2;
$custom-light: #ae7ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52007,
    "c": 0.15079,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48A2

secondary

#97BC8A

accent

#CE5979

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48A2

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

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