#8A48D3#8A48D3

#8A48D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.205 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A48D3
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 211)
HSL	hsl(268, 61%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 66%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 65.9%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 54.31, -61.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 81.79, 311.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1079 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.205 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5537, 14.7411, 63.1671)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A48D3 #91D348

analogous

#484CD3 #8A48D3 #CF48D3

triadic

#8A48D3 #D38A48 #48D38A

tetradic

#8A48D3 #D3484C #91D348 #48D3CF

square

#8A48D3 #D3484C #91D348 #48D3CF

split-complementary

#8A48D3 #D3CF48 #4CD348

monochromatic

#4E1F81 #6B2BB3 #8A48D3 #AA79DF #C9ABEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8A48D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8A48D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A48D3

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A48D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A48D3	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#026BD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a48d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.205 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fe1',
    500: '#8a48d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a48d3;
$custom-light: #b17fe1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a48d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.489,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55199,
    "c": 0.20466,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A48D3

secondary

#BDD89E

accent

#E44398

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A48D3

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

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