#8A4CA6#8A4CA6

#8A4CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.149 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CA6
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 166)
HSL	hsl(281, 37%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 54%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 41.75, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 56.55, 317.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1037 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.149 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9475, 13.3259, 37.5904)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CA6 #68A64C

analogous

#5D4CA6 #8A4CA6 #A64C95

triadic

#8A4CA6 #A68A4C #4CA68A

tetradic

#8A4CA6 #A65D4C #68A64C #4C95A6

square

#8A4CA6 #A65D4C #68A64C #4C95A6

split-complementary

#8A4CA6 #95A64C #4CA65D

monochromatic

#442652 #67397C #8A4CA6 #A671BE #C09BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A4CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A4CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CA6

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CA6	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3663A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.149 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80c1',
    500: '#8a4ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ca6;
$custom-light: #ae80c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5283,
    "c": 0.14865,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CA6

secondary

#9EBE90

accent

#CD5B7E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CA6

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

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