#8A49C2#8A49C2

#8A49C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.185 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49C2
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 194)
HSL	hsl(272, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 49.74, -52.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 72.59, 313.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1081 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.185 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5993, 14.0636, 52.5525)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49C2 #81C249

analogous

#4D49C2 #8A49C2 #C249BE

triadic

#8A49C2 #C28A49 #49C28A

tetradic

#8A49C2 #C24D49 #81C249 #49BEC2

square

#8A49C2 #C24D49 #81C249 #49BEC2

split-complementary

#8A49C2 #BEC249 #49C24D

monochromatic

#4B246C #6B349A #8A49C2 #A777D1 #C5A5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8A49C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A49C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49C2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49C2	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E69BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.185 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fd5',
    500: '#8a49c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49c2;
$custom-light: #b07fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.231,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5415,
    "c": 0.18454,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49C2

secondary

#B1CE99

accent

#D94E8F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49C2

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

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