#8A48C2#8A48C2

#8A48C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.186 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48C2
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 194)
HSL	hsl(272, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 62.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 50.25, -53.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 73.16, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1093 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.186 306)
XYZ	xyz(22.5341, 13.9332, 52.5307)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48C2 #80C248

analogous

#4D48C2 #8A48C2 #C248BD

triadic

#8A48C2 #C28A48 #48C28A

tetradic

#8A48C2 #C24D48 #80C248 #48BDC2

square

#8A48C2 #C24D48 #80C248 #48BDC2

split-complementary

#8A48C2 #BDC248 #48C24D

monochromatic

#4B246C #6B339A #8A48C2 #A776D1 #C5A4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8A48C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A48C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48C2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48C2	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D69BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.186 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fd5',
    500: '#8a48c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48c2;
$custom-light: #b07fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.459,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54014,
    "c": 0.18596,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48C2

secondary

#B1CE98

accent

#DA4E8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48C2

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

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