#8A4BC5#8A4BC5
#8A4BC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.185 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.90, 49.43, -53.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.90, 72.98, 312.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.63% 0.1056 -0.152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.63% 0.185 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0731, 14.4668, 54.3893) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.71
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.25
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.51
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.77
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.92
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BC5 #86C54B
analogous
#4D4BC5 #8A4BC5 #C54BC3
triadic
#8A4BC5 #C58A4B #4BC58A
tetradic
#8A4BC5 #C54D4B #86C54B #4BC3C5
square
#8A4BC5 #C54D4B #86C54B #4BC3C5
split-complementary
#8A4BC5 #C3C54B #4BC54D
monochromatic
#4C2471 #6B339F #8A4BC5 #A879D4 #C6A8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#8A4BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#8A4BC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BC5
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BC5 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D6AC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6481
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.185 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b081d7',
500: '#8a4bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bc5; $custom-light: #b081d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.984,
"s": 51.261,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54625,
"c": 0.18507,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.14467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BC5
secondary
#B5D09C
accent
#DB4D92
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFA
border
#D0CAD3
text
#110A14
muted
#807C83