#8A49AD#8A49AD

#8A49AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.161 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49AD
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 57.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 44.90, -42.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 61.91, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1082 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.161 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4053, 13.1860, 40.9973)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49AD #6CAD49

analogous

#5849AD #8A49AD #AD499E

triadic

#8A49AD #AD8A49 #49AD8A

tetradic

#8A49AD #AD5849 #6CAD49 #499EAD

square

#8A49AD #AD5849 #6CAD49 #499EAD

split-complementary

#8A49AD #9EAD49 #49AD58

monochromatic

#452557 #683782 #8A49AD #A670C3 #C19BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8A49AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A49AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49AD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49AD	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A62B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4367AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.161 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc6',
    500: '#8a49ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49ad;
$custom-light: #af7fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52804,
    "c": 0.16124,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49AD

secondary

#A2C190

accent

#D15782

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49AD

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

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