#8A4CAB#8A4CAB

#8A4CAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.154 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CAB
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 171)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 55.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 42.86, -40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 59.09, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1041 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.154 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4151, 13.5129, 40.0530)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CAB #6DAB4C

analogous

#5A4CAB #8A4CAB #AB4C9C

triadic

#8A4CAB #AB8A4C #4CAB8A

tetradic

#8A4CAB #AB5A4C #6DAB4C #4C9CAB

square

#8A4CAB #AB5A4C #6DAB4C #4C9CAB

split-complementary

#8A4CAB #9CAB4C #4CAB5A

monochromatic

#462656 #683981 #8A4CAB #A673C1 #C19ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8A4CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8A4CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CAB

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CAB	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3264AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.154 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c4',
    500: '#8a4cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cab;
$custom-light: #ae81c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.158,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53122,
    "c": 0.15425,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CAB

secondary

#A2C092

accent

#CE5982

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CAB

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

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