#8A4ADB#8A4ADB

#8A4ADB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.211 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ADB
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 219)
HSL	hsl(266, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 55.28, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 84.75, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1049 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.211 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7130, 15.4151, 68.6248)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ADB #9BDB4A

analogous

#4A52DB #8A4ADB #D34ADB

triadic

#8A4ADB #DB8A4A #4ADB8A

tetradic

#8A4ADB #DB4A52 #9BDB4A #4ADBD3

square

#8A4ADB #DB4A52 #9BDB4A #4ADBD3

split-complementary

#8A4ADB #DBD34A #52DB4A

monochromatic

#4F1C8E #6B26C1 #8A4ADB #AB7DE5 #CCB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#8A4ADB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8A4ADB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ADB

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ADB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ADB	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4adb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.211 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e7',
    500: '#8a4adb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4adb;
$custom-light: #b281e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4adb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.483,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56037,
    "c": 0.2109,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ADB

secondary

#C4DEA3

accent

#EA3E9E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ADB

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

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