#8A48D0#8A48D0

#8A48D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.201 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48D0
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 208)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 53.59, -59.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 80.27, 311.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1082 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.201 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1811, 14.5920, 61.2049)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48D0 #8ED048

analogous

#484AD0 #8A48D0 #CE48D0

triadic

#8A48D0 #D08A48 #48D08A

tetradic

#8A48D0 #D0484A #8ED048 #48D0CE

square

#8A48D0 #D0484A #8ED048 #48D0CE

split-complementary

#8A48D0 #D0CE48 #4AD048

monochromatic

#4D207D #6B2DAE #8A48D0 #A979DD #C8A9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#8A48D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8A48D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48D0

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48D0	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.201 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fdf',
    500: '#8a48d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48d0;
$custom-light: #b17fdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.118,
    "s": 59.13,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54985,
    "c": 0.20137,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48D0

secondary

#BBD79D

accent

#E24596

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48D0

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

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