#8A49CD#8A49CD

#8A49CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.197 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49CD
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 52.37, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 78.20, 312.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1074 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.197 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8807, 14.5761, 59.3011)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49CD #8CCD49

analogous

#494ACD #8A49CD #CC49CD

triadic

#8A49CD #CD8A49 #49CD8A

tetradic

#8A49CD #CD494A #8CCD49 #49CDCC

square

#8A49CD #CD494A #8CCD49 #49CDCC

split-complementary

#8A49CD #CDCC49 #4ACD49

monochromatic

#4D227A #6B2FAA #8A49CD #A979DA #C8A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#8A49CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8A49CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49CD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49CD	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.197 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180dd',
    500: '#8a49cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49cd;
$custom-light: #b180dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.545,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54904,
    "c": 0.19675,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49CD

secondary

#B9D59D

accent

#E04895

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49CD

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

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