#8A4AB2#8A4AB2

#8A4AB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.165 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AB2
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 58%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 58.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 45.51, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 63.85, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.107 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.165 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9644, 13.5156, 43.6152)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AB2 #72B24A

analogous

#564AB2 #8A4AB2 #B24AA6

triadic

#8A4AB2 #B28A4A #4AB28A

tetradic

#8A4AB2 #B2564A #72B24A #4AA6B2

square

#8A4AB2 #B2564A #72B24A #4AA6B2

split-complementary

#8A4AB2 #A6B24A #4AB256

monochromatic

#47265C #683887 #8A4AB2 #A674C5 #C29FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8A4AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8A4AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AB2

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AB2	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2664B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4068AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.165 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc9',
    500: '#8a4ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ab2;
$custom-light: #af7fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53255,
    "c": 0.16524,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AB2

secondary

#A6C494

accent

#D15786

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AB2

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

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