#8A48A3#8A48A3

#8A48A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.152 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48A3
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 163)
HSL	hsl(284, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 55.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 43.22, -37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 57.48, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.109 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.152 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4084, 12.6830, 36.0689)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48A3 #61A348

analogous

#5C48A3 #8A48A3 #A3488E

triadic

#8A48A3 #A38A48 #48A38A

tetradic

#8A48A3 #A35C48 #61A348 #488EA3

square

#8A48A3 #A35C48 #61A348 #488EA3

split-complementary

#8A48A3 #8EA348 #48A35C

monochromatic

#42224E #663579 #8A48A3 #A76BBD #C095D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A48A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A48A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48A3

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48A3	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)

#3260A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4866A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.152 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ebf',
    500: '#8a48a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48a3;
$custom-light: #ae7ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.516,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52065,
    "c": 0.15188,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48A3

secondary

#98BC8B

accent

#CF5979

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48A3

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

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