#8A4AD5#8A4AD5

#8A4AD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.204 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AD5
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 213)
HSL	hsl(268, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 53.81, -61.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 81.71, 311.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1056 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.204 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9374, 15.1048, 64.5396)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AD5 #95D54A

analogous

#4A50D5 #8A4AD5 #D04AD5

triadic

#8A4AD5 #D58A4A #4AD58A

tetradic

#8A4AD5 #D54A50 #95D54A #4AD5D0

square

#8A4AD5 #D54A50 #95D54A #4AD5D0

split-complementary

#8A4AD5 #D5D04A #50D54A

monochromatic

#4E1F86 #6B2BB7 #8A4AD5 #AA7CE1 #CAADEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8A4AD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8A4AD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AD5

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AD5	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#026CD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ad5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.204 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180e3',
    500: '#8a4ad5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ad5;
$custom-light: #b180e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ad5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.626,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55603,
    "c": 0.20427,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AD5

secondary

#C0DAA1

accent

#E5429A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110A15

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AD5

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

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