#8A48CD#8A48CD

#8A48CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.198 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48CD
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 52.87, -58.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 78.75, 312.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1085 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.198 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8155, 14.4458, 59.2794)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48CD #8BCD48

analogous

#4849CD #8A48CD #CC48CD

triadic

#8A48CD #CD8A48 #48CD8A

tetradic

#8A48CD #CD4849 #8BCD48 #48CDCC

square

#8A48CD #CD4849 #8BCD48 #48CDCC

split-complementary

#8A48CD #CDCC48 #49CD48

monochromatic

#4D2179 #6B2EA9 #8A48CD #A978DA #C7A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8A48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8A48CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48CD

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48CD	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.198 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fdd',
    500: '#8a48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48cd;
$custom-light: #b17fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.774,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54772,
    "c": 0.19808,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48CD

secondary

#B9D59C

accent

#E04794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48CD

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

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