#8A4BB4#8A4BB4
#8A4BB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.166 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.3%, 58.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.84, 45.44, -45.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.84, 64.28, 314.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.52% 0.1058 -0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.52% 0.166 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2339, 13.7311, 44.7029) |
| Luminance | 0.1373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.60
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.15
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.31
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.61
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.27
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BB4 #75B44B
analogous
#564BB4 #8A4BB4 #B44BA9
triadic
#8A4BB4 #B48A4B #4BB48A
tetradic
#8A4BB4 #B4564B #75B44B #4BA9B4
square
#8A4BB4 #B4564B #75B44B #4BA9B4
split-complementary
#8A4BB4 #A9B44B #4BB456
monochromatic
#48275E #693989 #8A4BB4 #A676C6 #C2A1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#8A4BB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#8A4BB4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BB4
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BB4 | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.75 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2665B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F69B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845E78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.166 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af80cb',
500: '#8a4bb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bb4; $custom-light: #af80cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53524,
"c": 0.16594,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.13731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BB4
secondary
#A9C596
accent
#D15788
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#110A13
muted
#807C82