#8A48A6#8A48A6

#8A48A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.155 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48A6
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 166)
HSL	hsl(282, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 43.87, -39.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 58.98, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.1092 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.155 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6804, 12.7918, 37.5013)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48A6 #64A648

analogous

#5B48A6 #8A48A6 #A64893

triadic

#8A48A6 #A68A48 #48A68A

tetradic

#8A48A6 #A65B48 #64A648 #4893A6

square

#8A48A6 #A65B48 #64A648 #4893A6

split-complementary

#8A48A6 #93A648 #48A65B

monochromatic

#432351 #67357B #8A48A6 #A66CBF #C097D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A48A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A48A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48A6

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48A6	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F60A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4766A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.155 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ec1',
    500: '#8a48a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48a6;
$custom-light: #ae7ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5224,
    "c": 0.15513,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48A6

secondary

#9BBE8C

accent

#CF587C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48A6

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →