#8A4AD2#8A4AD2

#8A4AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.201 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AD2
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 210)
HSL	hsl(268, 60%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 64.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 53.08, -60.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 80.19, 311.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1058 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.201 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5601, 14.9539, 62.5527)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AD2 #92D24A

analogous

#4A4ED2 #8A4AD2 #CE4AD2

triadic

#8A4AD2 #D28A4A #4AD28A

tetradic

#8A4AD2 #D24A4E #92D24A #4AD2CE

square

#8A4AD2 #D24A4E #92D24A #4AD2CE

split-complementary

#8A4AD2 #D2CE4A #4ED24A

monochromatic

#4E2081 #6B2CB2 #8A4AD2 #AA7BDE #C9ACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8A4AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8A4AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AD2

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AD2	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106BCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.201 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180e1',
    500: '#8a4ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ad2;
$custom-light: #b180e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55389,
    "c": 0.20095,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AD2

secondary

#BED8A0

accent

#E34499

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AD2

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

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