#8A49AB#8A49AB

#8A49AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.159 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49AB
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 171)
HSL	hsl(280, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 57.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 44.45, -41.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 60.90, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% 0.1081 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.159 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2132, 13.1092, 39.9857)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49AB #6AAB49

analogous

#5949AB #8A49AB #AB499B

triadic

#8A49AB #AB8A49 #49AB8A

tetradic

#8A49AB #AB5949 #6AAB49 #499BAB

square

#8A49AB #AB5949 #6AAB49 #499BAB

split-complementary

#8A49AB #9BAB49 #49AB59

monochromatic

#452455 #673780 #8A49AB #A66FC2 #C19AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A49AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A49AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49AB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49AB	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C62AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4467A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.159 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc4',
    500: '#8a49ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49ab;
$custom-light: #af7fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.796,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52683,
    "c": 0.15904,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49AB

secondary

#A0C08F

accent

#D05880

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49AB

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

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