#8A4AAD#8A4AAD

#8A4AAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.160 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AAD
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 57.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 44.37, -42.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 61.31, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.1069 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.16 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.4715, 13.3184, 41.0194)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AAD #6DAD4A

analogous

#584AAD #8A4AAD #AD4A9E

triadic

#8A4AAD #AD8A4A #4AAD8A

tetradic

#8A4AAD #AD584A #6DAD4A #4A9EAD

square

#8A4AAD #AD584A #6DAD4A #4A9EAD

split-complementary

#8A4AAD #9EAD4A #4AAD58

monochromatic

#462557 #683882 #8A4AAD #A672C3 #C19DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A4AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A4AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AAD

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AAD	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C63B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.160 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc6',
    500: '#8a4aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aad;
$custom-light: #af7fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.788,
    "s": 40.081,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52949,
    "c": 0.15968,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.13318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AAD

secondary

#A2C191

accent

#D05882

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AAD

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

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