#8A49CB#8A49CB

#8A49CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.195 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49CB
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 64%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, 51.89, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 77.18, 312.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1076 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.195 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6408, 14.4802, 58.0378)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49CB #8ACB49

analogous

#4949CB #8A49CB #CB49CB

triadic

#8A49CB #CB8A49 #49CB8A

tetradic

#8A49CB #CB4949 #8ACB49 #49CBCB

square

#8A49CB #CB4949 #8ACB49 #49CBCB

split-complementary

#8A49CB #CBCB49 #49CB49

monochromatic

#4D2277 #6B30A7 #8A49CB #A979D9 #C7A8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8A49CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A49CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49CB

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49CB	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.195 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180dc',
    500: '#8a49cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49cb;
$custom-light: #b180dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54764,
    "c": 0.19453,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49CB

secondary

#B8D49C

accent

#DF4994

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49CB

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

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