#8A48C7#8A48C7

#8A48C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.191 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48C7
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 199)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 51.43, -55.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 75.70, 312.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.109 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.191 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.1051, 14.1616, 55.5380)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48C7 #85C748

analogous

#4A48C7 #8A48C7 #C748C4

triadic

#8A48C7 #C78A48 #48C78A

tetradic

#8A48C7 #C74A48 #85C748 #48C4C7

square

#8A48C7 #C74A48 #85C748 #48C4C7

split-complementary

#8A48C7 #C4C748 #48C74A

monochromatic

#4C2372 #6B31A1 #8A48C7 #A877D5 #C6A6E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A48C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A48C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48C7

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48C7	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2569C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.191 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fd9',
    500: '#8a48c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48c7;
$custom-light: #b07fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.181,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54355,
    "c": 0.19148,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48C7

secondary

#B4D19A

accent

#DD4B91

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48C7

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

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