#8A4ACD#8A4ACD

#8A4ACD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.195 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ACD
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 63.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 51.86, -57.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 77.64, 311.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1063 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.195 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9469, 14.7086, 59.3232)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ACD #8DCD4A

analogous

#4A4CCD #8A4ACD #CC4ACD

triadic

#8A4ACD #CD8A4A #4ACD8A

tetradic

#8A4ACD #CD4A4C #8DCD4A #4ACDCC

square

#8A4ACD #CD4A4C #8DCD4A #4ACDCC

split-complementary

#8A4ACD #CDCC4A #4CCD4A

monochromatic

#4D227B #6B2FAB #8A4ACD #A97ADA #C8AAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8A4ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8A4ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ACD

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ACD	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.195 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180dd',
    500: '#8a4acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4acd;
$custom-light: #b180dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.313,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55037,
    "c": 0.19539,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ACD

secondary

#BAD59E

accent

#E04896

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ACD

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

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