#8A4BD9#8A4BD9
#8A4BD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.207 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 65.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 54.29, -63.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 83.19, 310.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.02% 0.104 -0.1794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.02% 0.207 300.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5186, 15.4450, 67.2689) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.32
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.45
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.53
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.83
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.94
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4BD9 #9AD94B
analogous
#4B53D9 #8A4BD9 #D14BD9
triadic
#8A4BD9 #D98A4B #4BD98A
tetradic
#8A4BD9 #D94B53 #9AD94B #4BD9D1
square
#8A4BD9 #D94B53 #9AD94B #4BD9D1
split-complementary
#8A4BD9 #D9D14B #53D94B
monochromatic
#4F1E8C #6B28BF #8A4BD9 #AB7EE4 #CCB0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#8A4BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#8A4BD9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4BD9
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4BD9 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#796B8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.207 300.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b281e6',
500: '#8a4bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4bd9; $custom-light: #b281e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.62,
"s": 65.138,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56022,
"c": 0.20741,
"h": 300.1
},
"luminance": 0.15445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4BD9
secondary
#C3DDA3
accent
#E8409D
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B16
muted
#807C84