#8A4AB3#8A4AB3

#8A4AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.166 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AB3
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 179)
HSL	hsl(277, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 58.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 45.73, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 64.36, 315.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1071 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.166 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0651, 13.5559, 44.1459)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AB3 #73B34A

analogous

#554AB3 #8A4AB3 #B34AA8

triadic

#8A4AB3 #B38A4A #4AB38A

tetradic

#8A4AB3 #B3554A #73B34A #4AA8B3

square

#8A4AB3 #B3554A #73B34A #4AA8B3

split-complementary

#8A4AB3 #A8B34A #4AB355

monochromatic

#47265C #693888 #8A4AB3 #A674C6 #C2A0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8A4AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8A4AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AB3

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AB3	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2564B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F68B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.166 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80ca',
    500: '#8a4ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ab3;
$custom-light: #af80ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.571,
    "s": 41.502,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53318,
    "c": 0.16636,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AB3

secondary

#A7C494

accent

#D15686

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AB3

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

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