#8A4AB6#8A4AB6

#8A4AB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.170 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AB6
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 182)
HSL	hsl(276, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 59.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 46.42, -46.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 65.89, 314.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1071 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.17 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3719, 13.6786, 45.7613)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AB6 #76B64A

analogous

#544AB6 #8A4AB6 #B64AAC

triadic

#8A4AB6 #B68A4A #4AB68A

tetradic

#8A4AB6 #B6544A #76B64A #4AACB6

square

#8A4AB6 #B6544A #76B64A #4AACB6

split-complementary

#8A4AB6 #ACB64A #4AB654

monochromatic

#48265F #69388B #8A4AB6 #A676C8 #C2A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8A4AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8A4AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AB6

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AB6	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2165B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C68B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.170 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80cc',
    500: '#8a4ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ab6;
$custom-light: #af80cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.556,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53506,
    "c": 0.16971,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AB6

secondary

#A9C696

accent

#D25588

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AB6

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

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