#8A49CE#8A49CE

#8A49CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.198 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49CE
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 52.61, -58.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 78.71, 311.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1073 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.198 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0018, 14.6246, 59.9389)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49CE #8DCE49

analogous

#494BCE #8A49CE #CC49CE

triadic

#8A49CE #CE8A49 #49CE8A

tetradic

#8A49CE #CE494B #8DCE49 #49CECC

square

#8A49CE #CE494B #8DCE49 #49CECC

split-complementary

#8A49CE #CECC49 #4BCE49

monochromatic

#4D217B #6B2EAC #8A49CE #A979DB #C8A9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8A49CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8A49CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49CE

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49CE	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.198 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180de',
    500: '#8a49ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49ce;
$custom-light: #b180de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.323,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54974,
    "c": 0.19785,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49CE

secondary

#BAD59D

accent

#E14796

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49CE

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

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