#8A48A7#8A48A7

#8A48A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.156 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48A7
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 167)
HSL	hsl(282, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 44.09, -39.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 59.48, 317.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1093 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.156 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7725, 12.8286, 37.9863)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48A7 #65A748

analogous

#5B48A7 #8A48A7 #A74895

triadic

#8A48A7 #A78A48 #48A78A

tetradic

#8A48A7 #A75B48 #65A748 #4895A7

square

#8A48A7 #A75B48 #65A748 #4895A7

split-complementary

#8A48A7 #95A748 #48A75B

monochromatic

#432351 #67367C #8A48A7 #A66CC0 #C097D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A48A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A48A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48A7

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48A7	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E61AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.156 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec1',
    500: '#8a48a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48a7;
$custom-light: #af7ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.684,
    "s": 39.749,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.523,
    "c": 0.15623,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48A7

secondary

#9CBE8C

accent

#D0587D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48A7

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

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