#8A4BCD#8A4BCD
#8A4BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.194 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.42, 51.36, -57.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.42, 77.08, 311.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% 0.1051 -0.1631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.194 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0142, 14.8432, 59.3457) |
| Luminance | 0.1484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.68
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.83
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.83
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.25
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.45
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BCD #8ECD4B
analogous
#4B4DCD #8A4BCD #CB4BCD
triadic
#8A4BCD #CD8A4B #4BCD8A
tetradic
#8A4BCD #CD4B4D #8ECD4B #4BCDCB
square
#8A4BCD #CD4B4D #8ECD4B #4BCDCB
split-complementary
#8A4BCD #CDCB4B #4DCD4B
monochromatic
#4D227B #6B30AB #8A4BCD #A97BDA #C8ABE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#8A4BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#8A4BCD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BCD
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BCD | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#206BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D6785
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.194 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b181dd',
500: '#8a4bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bcd; $custom-light: #b181dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.077,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55172,
"c": 0.19403,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.14843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BCD
secondary
#BBD59F
accent
#E04896
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83