#8A4ACE#8A4ACE

#8A4ACE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.197 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ACE
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 52.11, -58.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 78.15, 311.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1062 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.197 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0680, 14.7570, 59.9610)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ACE #8ECE4A

analogous

#4A4CCE #8A4ACE #CC4ACE

triadic

#8A4ACE #CE8A4A #4ACE8A

tetradic

#8A4ACE #CE4A4C #8ECE4A #4ACECC

square

#8A4ACE #CE4A4C #8ECE4A #4ACECC

split-complementary

#8A4ACE #CECC4A #4CCE4A

monochromatic

#4D227C #6B2FAC #8A4ACE #A97ADB #C8AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8A4ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8A4ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ACE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ACE	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.197 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180de',
    500: '#8a4ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ace;
$custom-light: #b180de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.091,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55107,
    "c": 0.19651,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ACE

secondary

#BBD69E

accent

#E14796

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ACE

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

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