#8A4AB4#8A4AB4

#8A4AB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.167 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AB4
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 180)
HSL	hsl(276, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 45.96, -45.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 64.87, 315.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.1071 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.167 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1666, 13.5965, 44.6805)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AB4 #74B44A

analogous

#554AB4 #8A4AB4 #B44AA9

triadic

#8A4AB4 #B48A4A #4AB48A

tetradic

#8A4AB4 #B4554A #74B44A #4AA9B4

square

#8A4AB4 #B4554A #74B44A #4AA9B4

split-complementary

#8A4AB4 #A9B44A #4AB455

monochromatic

#47265D #693889 #8A4AB4 #A675C6 #C2A0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A4AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A4AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AB4

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AB4	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2464B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E68B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.167 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80cb',
    500: '#8a4ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ab4;
$custom-light: #af80cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.226,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5338,
    "c": 0.16747,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AB4

secondary

#A8C595

accent

#D25687

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AB4

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

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