#8A4AD3#8A4AD3

#8A4AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.202 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AD3
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 211)
HSL	hsl(268, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 53.32, -60.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 80.69, 311.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1057 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.202 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6851, 15.0039, 63.2109)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AD3 #93D34A

analogous

#4A4ED3 #8A4AD3 #CE4AD3

triadic

#8A4AD3 #D38A4A #4AD38A

tetradic

#8A4AD3 #D34A4E #93D34A #4AD3CE

square

#8A4AD3 #D34A4E #93D34A #4AD3CE

split-complementary

#8A4AD3 #D3CE4A #4ED34A

monochromatic

#4E2083 #6B2CB4 #8A4AD3 #AA7BDF #CAACEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8A4AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A4AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AD3

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AD3	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C6BD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.202 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180e1',
    500: '#8a4ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ad3;
$custom-light: #b180e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.029,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5546,
    "c": 0.20206,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AD3

secondary

#BED9A0

accent

#E44499

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AD3

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

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