#8A49AF#8A49AF

#8A49AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.163 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49AF
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 58.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 45.35, -43.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 62.92, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1083 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.163 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6002, 13.2640, 42.0241)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49AF #6EAF49

analogous

#5749AF #8A49AF #AF49A1

triadic

#8A49AF #AF8A49 #49AF8A

tetradic

#8A49AF #AF5749 #6EAF49 #49A1AF

square

#8A49AF #AF5749 #6EAF49 #49A1AF

split-complementary

#8A49AF #A1AF49 #49AF57

monochromatic

#462559 #683784 #8A49AF #A671C4 #C19CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8A49AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8A49AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49AF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49AF	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2863B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.163 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc7',
    500: '#8a49af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49af;
$custom-light: #af7fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.235,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52927,
    "c": 0.16346,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49AF

secondary

#A3C291

accent

#D15783

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49AF

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

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