#8A4AD0#8A4AD0

#8A4AD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.199 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AD0
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 208)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 52.59, -59.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 79.17, 311.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.106 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.199 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3125, 14.8548, 61.2487)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AD0 #90D04A

analogous

#4A4DD0 #8A4AD0 #CD4AD0

triadic

#8A4AD0 #D08A4A #4AD08A

tetradic

#8A4AD0 #D04A4D #90D04A #4AD0CD

square

#8A4AD0 #D04A4D #90D04A #4AD0CD

split-complementary

#8A4AD0 #D0CD4A #4DD04A

monochromatic

#4E217F #6B2EAF #8A4AD0 #A97BDD #C9ABE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8A4AD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8A4AD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AD0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AD0	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ad0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.199 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180df',
    500: '#8a4ad0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ad0;
$custom-light: #b180df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ad0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.657,
    "s": 58.772,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55247,
    "c": 0.19873,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AD0

secondary

#BCD79F

accent

#E24697

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AD0

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

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