#8A4AC5#8A4AC5

#8A4AC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.186 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AC5
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 197)
HSL	hsl(271, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 49.94, -54.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 73.56, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1068 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.186 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0058, 14.3322, 54.3669)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AC5 #85C54A

analogous

#4D4AC5 #8A4AC5 #C54AC2

triadic

#8A4AC5 #C58A4A #4AC58A

tetradic

#8A4AC5 #C54D4A #85C54A #4AC2C5

square

#8A4AC5 #C54D4A #85C54A #4AC2C5

split-complementary

#8A4AC5 #C2C54A #4AC54D

monochromatic

#4C2471 #6B339F #8A4AC5 #A878D4 #C6A7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8A4AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A4AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AC5

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AC5	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.186 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d7',
    500: '#8a4ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ac5;
$custom-light: #b080d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.22,
    "s": 51.464,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54488,
    "c": 0.18648,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AC5

secondary

#B4D09B

accent

#DB4D91

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AC5

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

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