#8A4CA2#8A4CA2

#8A4CA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.144 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CA2
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 162)
HSL	hsl(283, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 53%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 53.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 40.87, -36.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 54.54, 318.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1033 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.144 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5863, 13.1814, 35.6879)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CA2 #64A24C

analogous

#5F4CA2 #8A4CA2 #A24C8F

triadic

#8A4CA2 #A28A4C #4CA28A

tetradic

#8A4CA2 #A25F4C #64A24C #4C8FA2

square

#8A4CA2 #A25F4C #64A24C #4C8FA2

split-complementary

#8A4CA2 #8FA24C #4CA25F

monochromatic

#43254F #673878 #8A4CA2 #A670BC #C099CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8A4CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A4CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CA2

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CA2	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3962A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C67A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.144 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80be',
    500: '#8a4ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ca2;
$custom-light: #ae80be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.256,
    "s": 36.134,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52602,
    "c": 0.1442,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CA2

secondary

#9BBC8E

accent

#CC5C7B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CA2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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