#8A4ABE#8A4ABE

#8A4ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.179 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ABE
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 61.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 48.28, -50.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 69.98, 313.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.107 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.179 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2223, 14.0188, 50.2404)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ABE #7EBE4A

analogous

#504ABE #8A4ABE #BE4AB8

triadic

#8A4ABE #BE8A4A #4ABE8A

tetradic

#8A4ABE #BE504A #7EBE4A #4AB8BE

square

#8A4ABE #BE504A #7EBE4A #4AB8BE

split-complementary

#8A4ABE #B8BE4A #4ABE50

monochromatic

#4A2568 #6A3695 #8A4ABE #A777CE #C4A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A4ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A4ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ABE

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ABE	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1066C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.179 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d2',
    500: '#8a4abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4abe;
$custom-light: #b080d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54022,
    "c": 0.17866,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ABE

secondary

#AFCB98

accent

#D7518D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ABE

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

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