#8A49AE#8A49AE

#8A49AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.162 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49AE
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 58%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 45.12, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 62.41, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.1082 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.162 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5024, 13.2248, 41.5088)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49AE #6DAE49

analogous

#5749AE #8A49AE #AE499F

triadic

#8A49AE #AE8A49 #49AE8A

tetradic

#8A49AE #AE5749 #6DAE49 #499FAE

square

#8A49AE #AE5749 #6DAE49 #499FAE

split-complementary

#8A49AE #9FAE49 #49AE57

monochromatic

#462558 #683783 #8A49AE #A671C3 #C19CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8A49AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A49AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49AE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49AE	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2963B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4267AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.162 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc7',
    500: '#8a49ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49ae;
$custom-light: #af7fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.614,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52866,
    "c": 0.16234,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49AE

secondary

#A2C291

accent

#D15782

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49AE

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

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