#8A4AAE#8A4AAE

#8A4AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.161 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AAE
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 44.60, -42.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 61.82, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1069 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.161 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5686, 13.3573, 41.5309)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AAE #6EAE4A

analogous

#584AAE #8A4AAE #AE4AA0

triadic

#8A4AAE #AE8A4A #4AAE8A

tetradic

#8A4AAE #AE584A #6EAE4A #4AA0AE

square

#8A4AAE #AE584A #6EAE4A #4AA0AE

split-complementary

#8A4AAE #A0AE4A #4AAE58

monochromatic

#462558 #683883 #8A4AAE #A672C3 #C19DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8A4AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A4AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AAE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AAE	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.161 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc7',
    500: '#8a4aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aae;
$custom-light: #af7fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53009,
    "c": 0.16078,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AAE

secondary

#A3C292

accent

#D05883

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AAE

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

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