#8A4AD1#8A4AD1

#8A4AD1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.200 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AD1
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 209)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 64.6%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 52.83, -59.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 79.68, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1059 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.2 302)
XYZ	xyz(24.4359, 14.9042, 61.8987)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AD1 #91D14A

analogous

#4A4ED1 #8A4AD1 #CD4AD1

triadic

#8A4AD1 #D18A4A #4AD18A

tetradic

#8A4AD1 #D14A4E #91D14A #4AD1CD

square

#8A4AD1 #D14A4E #91D14A #4AD1CD

split-complementary

#8A4AD1 #D1CD4A #4ED14A

monochromatic

#4E2180 #6B2DB1 #8A4AD1 #AA7BDD #C9ACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8A4AD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8A4AD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AD1

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AD1	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146BCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ad1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.200 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180e0',
    500: '#8a4ad1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ad1;
$custom-light: #b180e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ad1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.444,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55318,
    "c": 0.19984,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.14904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AD1

secondary

#BDD89F

accent

#E34598

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AD1

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

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