#8A4CAA#8A4CAA

#8A4CAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.153 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CAA
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 42.64, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 58.58, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.104 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.153 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3201, 13.4749, 39.5529)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CAA #6CAA4C

analogous

#5B4CAA #8A4CAA #AA4C9B

triadic

#8A4CAA #AA8A4C #4CAA8A

tetradic

#8A4CAA #AA5B4C #6CAA4C #4C9BAA

square

#8A4CAA #AA5B4C #6CAA4C #4C9BAA

split-complementary

#8A4CAA #9BAA4C #4CAA5B

monochromatic

#452655 #683980 #8A4CAA #A673C0 #C19DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8A4CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8A4CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CAA

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CAA	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3263AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.153 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c4',
    500: '#8a4caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4caa;
$custom-light: #ae81c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 38.211,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53063,
    "c": 0.15313,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CAA

secondary

#A2C092

accent

#CE5A81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CAA

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

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