#8A49D0#8A49D0

#8A49D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.200 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49D0
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 208)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 53.09, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 79.72, 311.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1071 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.2 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2463, 14.7224, 61.2266)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49D0 #8FD049

analogous

#494BD0 #8A49D0 #CE49D0

triadic

#8A49D0 #D08A49 #49D08A

tetradic

#8A49D0 #D0494B #8FD049 #49D0CE

square

#8A49D0 #D0494B #8FD049 #49D0CE

split-complementary

#8A49D0 #D0CE49 #4BD049

monochromatic

#4E217E #6C2DAF #8A49D0 #A97ADD #C9AAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8A49D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8A49D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49D0

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49D0	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.200 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180df',
    500: '#8a49d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49d0;
$custom-light: #b180df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.889,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55115,
    "c": 0.20005,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49D0

secondary

#BBD79E

accent

#E24697

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49D0

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

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