#8A48CB#8A48CB

#8A48CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.196 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48CB
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 52.39, -57.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 77.74, 312.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1087 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.196 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5756, 14.3499, 58.0161)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48CB #89CB48

analogous

#4948CB #8A48CB #CB48CB

triadic

#8A48CB #CB8A48 #48CB8A

tetradic

#8A48CB #CB4948 #89CB48 #48CBCB

square

#8A48CB #CB4948 #89CB48 #48CBCB

split-complementary

#8A48CB #CBCB48 #48CB49

monochromatic

#4D2277 #6B2FA6 #8A48CB #A878D9 #C7A7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8A48CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A48CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48CB

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48CB	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.196 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fdc',
    500: '#8a48cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48cb;
$custom-light: #b17fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.229,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54632,
    "c": 0.19588,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48CB

secondary

#B7D39B

accent

#DF4993

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48CB

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

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