#8A48AF#8A48AF

#8A48AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.165 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48AF
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 58.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 45.87, -43.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 63.51, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1096 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.165 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5351, 13.1336, 42.0024)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48AF #6DAF48

analogous

#5748AF #8A48AF #AF48A0

triadic

#8A48AF #AF8A48 #48AF8A

tetradic

#8A48AF #AF5748 #6DAF48 #48A0AF

square

#8A48AF #AF5748 #6DAF48 #48A0AF

split-complementary

#8A48AF #A0AF48 #48AF57

monochromatic

#462458 #683684 #8A48AF #A670C4 #C19BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A48AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8A48AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48AF

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48AF	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2662B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.165 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec7',
    500: '#8a48af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48af;
$custom-light: #af7ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.447,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52785,
    "c": 0.16499,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48AF

secondary

#A2C290

accent

#D25683

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48AF

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

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