#8A4BD6#8A4BD6

#8A4BD6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.204 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4BD6
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 214)
HSL	hsl(267, 63%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 65%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 53.55, -61.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 81.67, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.1044 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.204 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1320, 15.2903, 65.2326)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4BD6 #97D64B

analogous

#4B52D6 #8A4BD6 #CF4BD6

triadic

#8A4BD6 #D68A4B #4BD68A

tetradic

#8A4BD6 #D64B52 #97D64B #4BD6CF

square

#8A4BD6 #D64B52 #97D64B #4BD6CF

split-complementary

#8A4BD6 #D6CF4B #52D64B

monochromatic

#4E1F88 #6B2ABA #8A4BD6 #AA7DE1 #CBAFED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8A4BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8A4BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4BD6

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4BD6	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#026CD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.204 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181e3',
    500: '#8a4bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4bd6;
$custom-light: #b181e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.194,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55806,
    "c": 0.20408,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4BD6

secondary

#C1DBA2

accent

#E6429C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4BD6

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