#8A48AE#8A48AE

#8A48AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.164 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48AE
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 45.64, -43.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 63.01, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1096 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.164 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4372, 13.0945, 41.4871)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48AE #6CAE48

analogous

#5748AE #8A48AE #AE489F

triadic

#8A48AE #AE8A48 #48AE8A

tetradic

#8A48AE #AE5748 #6CAE48 #489FAE

square

#8A48AE #AE5748 #6CAE48 #489FAE

split-complementary

#8A48AE #9FAE48 #48AE57

monochromatic

#452457 #683683 #8A48AE #A670C4 #C19BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A48AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A48AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48AE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48AE	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2762B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.164 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec7',
    500: '#8a48ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48ae;
$custom-light: #af7ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52723,
    "c": 0.1639,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48AE

secondary

#A2C290

accent

#D15782

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48AE

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

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