#8A4BAA#8A4BAA

#8A4BAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.155 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4BAA
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 55.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 43.17, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 59.19, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1054 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.155 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2518, 13.3382, 39.5301)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4BAA #6BAA4B

analogous

#5A4BAA #8A4BAA #AA4B9B

triadic

#8A4BAA #AA8A4B #4BAA8A

tetradic

#8A4BAA #AA5A4B #6BAA4B #4B9BAA

square

#8A4BAA #AA5A4B #6BAA4B #4B9BAA

split-complementary

#8A4BAA #9BAA4B #4BAA5A

monochromatic

#452655 #683880 #8A4BAA #A672C1 #C19CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A4BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A4BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4BAA

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4BAA	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3163AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.155 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80c4',
    500: '#8a4baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4baa;
$custom-light: #af80c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.789,
    "s": 38.776,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52915,
    "c": 0.15474,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4BAA

secondary

#A1C091

accent

#CF5981

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4BAA

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

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