#8A48AA#8A48AA

#8A48AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.160 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48AA
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 44.75, -41.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 60.99, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1094 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.16 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0531, 12.9408, 39.4639)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48AA #68AA48

analogous

#5948AA #8A48AA #AA4899

triadic

#8A48AA #AA8A48 #48AA8A

tetradic

#8A48AA #AA5948 #68AA48 #4899AA

square

#8A48AA #AA5948 #68AA48 #4899AA

split-complementary

#8A48AA #99AA48 #48AA59

monochromatic

#442454 #67367F #8A48AA #A66EC1 #C099D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8A48AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A48AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48AA

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48AA	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B61AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4466A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.160 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec4',
    500: '#8a48aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48aa;
$custom-light: #af7ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 40.496,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52479,
    "c": 0.15951,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48AA

secondary

#9EC08E

accent

#D0577F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48AA

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

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