#8A49B0#8A49B0

#8A49B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.165 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49B0
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 176)
HSL	hsl(278, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 58.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.22, 45.57, -44.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.22, 63.43, 315.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1083 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.165 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6988, 13.3034, 42.5433)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49B0 #6FB049

analogous

#5749B0 #8A49B0 #B049A3

triadic

#8A49B0 #B08A49 #49B08A

tetradic

#8A49B0 #B05749 #6FB049 #49A3B0

square

#8A49B0 #B05749 #6FB049 #49A3B0

split-complementary

#8A49B0 #A3B049 #49B057

monochromatic

#462559 #683785 #8A49B0 #A672C4 #C19DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8A49B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A49B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49B0

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49B0	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2763B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.165 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc8',
    500: '#8a49b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49b0;
$custom-light: #af7fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.864,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52989,
    "c": 0.16456,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49B0

secondary

#A4C392

accent

#D15784

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49B0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →