#8A48CC#8A48CC

#8A48CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.197 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48CC
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 52.63, -57.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 78.24, 312.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1086 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.197 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6952, 14.3977, 58.6457)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48CC #8ACC48

analogous

#4848CC #8A48CC #CC48CC

triadic

#8A48CC #CC8A48 #48CC8A

tetradic

#8A48CC #CC4848 #8ACC48 #48CCCC

square

#8A48CC #CC4848 #8ACC48 #48CCCC

split-complementary

#8A48CC #CCCC48 #48CC48

monochromatic

#4D2178 #6B2FA8 #8A48CC #A978D9 #C7A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8A48CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A48CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48CC

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48CC	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.197 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fdc',
    500: '#8a48cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48cc;
$custom-light: #b17fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54702,
    "c": 0.19698,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48CC

secondary

#B8D49C

accent

#E04894

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48CC

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

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