#8A4BE0#8A4BE0

#8A4BE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.215 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4BE0
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 224)
HSL	hsl(265, 71%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 56.03, -66.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 86.74, 310.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1032 -0.1888)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.215 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4485, 15.8169, 72.1661)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4BE0 #A1E04B

analogous

#4B56E0 #8A4BE0 #D44BE0

triadic

#8A4BE0 #E08A4B #4BE08A

tetradic

#8A4BE0 #E04B56 #A1E04B #4BE0D4

square

#8A4BE0 #E04B56 #A1E04B #4BE0D4

split-complementary

#8A4BE0 #E0D44B #56E04B

monochromatic

#4F1A97 #6A23CB #8A4BE0 #AC7FE9 #CEB3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8A4BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A4BE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4BE0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4BE0	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.215 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281eb',
    500: '#8a4be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4be0;
$custom-light: #b281eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.369,
    "s": 70.616,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56534,
    "c": 0.21517,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4BE0

secondary

#C8E1A6

accent

#ED3AA2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4BE0

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