#8A4BD8#8A4BD8

#8A4BD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.206 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4BD8
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 216)
HSL	hsl(267, 64%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 65.3%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 54.05, -62.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 82.68, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1042 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.206 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3890, 15.3931, 66.5860)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4BD8 #99D84B

analogous

#4B52D8 #8A4BD8 #D14BD8

triadic

#8A4BD8 #D88A4B #4BD88A

tetradic

#8A4BD8 #D84B52 #99D84B #4BD8D1

square

#8A4BD8 #D84B52 #99D84B #4BD8D1

split-complementary

#8A4BD8 #D8D14B #52D84B

monochromatic

#4F1E8B #6B29BD #8A4BD8 #AB7DE3 #CBB0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8A4BD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8A4BD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4BD8

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4BD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4BD8	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4bd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.206 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e5',
    500: '#8a4bd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4bd8;
$custom-light: #b281e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4bd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.809,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5595,
    "c": 0.2063,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4BD8

secondary

#C2DCA3

accent

#E7409D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4BD8

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