#8A4BBB#8A4BBB
#8A4BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.174 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.27, 47.06, -48.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.27, 67.86, 313.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.97% 0.1058 -0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.97% 0.174 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9651, 14.0236, 48.5538) |
| Luminance | 0.1402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.15
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.54
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.05
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.41
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BBB #7CBB4B
analogous
#524BBB #8A4BBB #BB4BB4
triadic
#8A4BBB #BB8A4B #4BBB8A
tetradic
#8A4BBB #BB524B #7CBB4B #4BB4BB
square
#8A4BBB #BB524B #7CBB4B #4BB4BB
split-complementary
#8A4BBB #B4BB4B #4BBB52
monochromatic
#4A2665 #6A3792 #8A4BBB #A777CC #C4A4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.52
#8A4BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#8A4BBB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BBB
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BBB | 1.00 | 5.52 | 3.80 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B66BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3969B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82617C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.174 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af80d0',
500: '#8a4bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bbb; $custom-light: #af80d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53967,
"c": 0.17382,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.14023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BBB
secondary
#AECA98
accent
#D5538C
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6EFF9
border
#D0CAD2
text
#110A14
muted
#807C82