#8A49E2#8A49E2

#8A49E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.220 H 298.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49E2
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 226)
HSL	hsl(265, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 67.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 57.50, -67.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 88.82, 310.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.105 -0.1931)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.22 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.5878, 15.6590, 73.5585)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49E2 #A1E249

analogous

#4954E2 #8A49E2 #D649E2

triadic

#8A49E2 #E28A49 #49E28A

tetradic

#8A49E2 #E24954 #A1E249 #49E2D6

square

#8A49E2 #E24954 #A1E249 #49E2D6

split-complementary

#8A49E2 #E2D649 #54E249

monochromatic

#4F1898 #6A21CD #8A49E2 #AC7EEA #CEB3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#8A49E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8A49E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49E2

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49E2	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.220 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280ec',
    500: '#8a49e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49e2;
$custom-light: #b280ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.49,
    "s": 72.512,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5643,
    "c": 0.21981,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49E2

secondary

#C8E2A5

accent

#EF39A2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49E2

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