#8A4BD0#8A4BD0
#8A4BD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.197 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 64%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 63.9%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.62, 52.09, -58.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.62, 78.61, 311.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.38% 0.1049 -0.1672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.38% 0.197 302.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3798, 14.9894, 61.2711) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.30
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.96
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.68
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.31
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BD0 #91D04B
analogous
#4B4ED0 #8A4BD0 #CC4BD0
triadic
#8A4BD0 #D08A4B #4BD08A
tetradic
#8A4BD0 #D04B4E #91D04B #4BD0CC
square
#8A4BD0 #D04B4E #91D04B #4BD0CC
split-complementary
#8A4BD0 #D0CC4B #4ED04B
monochromatic
#4E217F #6B2EB0 #8A4BD0 #AA7CDD #C9ACE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#8A4BD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#8A4BD0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BD0
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BD0 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A6BCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6887
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.197 302.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b181df',
500: '#8a4bd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bd0; $custom-light: #b181df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.421,
"s": 58.59,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55381,
"c": 0.19739,
"h": 302.1
},
"luminance": 0.14989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BD0
secondary
#BDD7A0
accent
#E24698
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83