#8A4BAE#8A4BAE
#8A4BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.159 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.50, 44.07, -42.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.50, 61.22, 316.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.15% 0.1056 -0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.15% 0.159 311.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6359, 13.4919, 41.5533) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.42
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.10
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.45
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.52
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.27
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BAE #6FAE4B
analogous
#594BAE #8A4BAE #AE4BA1
triadic
#8A4BAE #AE8A4B #4BAE8A
tetradic
#8A4BAE #AE594B #6FAE4B #4BA1AE
square
#8A4BAE #AE594B #6FAE4B #4BA1AE
split-complementary
#8A4BAE #A1AE4B #4BAE59
monochromatic
#462658 #683983 #8A4BAE #A673C3 #C19ED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8A4BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8A4BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BAE
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BAE | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D64B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4468AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#865C75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.159 311.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af80c7',
500: '#8a4bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bae; $custom-light: #af80c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.182,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53155,
"c": 0.15921,
"h": 311.5
},
"luminance": 0.13491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BAE
secondary
#A4C293
accent
#D05884
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#110A13
muted
#807C82