#8A4CAE#8A4CAE

#8A4CAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.158 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CAE
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, 43.54, -42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 60.61, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1043 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.158 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7043, 13.6286, 41.5761)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CAE #70AE4C

analogous

#594CAE #8A4CAE #AE4CA1

triadic

#8A4CAE #AE8A4C #4CAE8A

tetradic

#8A4CAE #AE594C #70AE4C #4CA1AE

square

#8A4CAE #AE594C #70AE4C #4CA1AE

split-complementary

#8A4CAE #A1AE4C #4CAE59

monochromatic

#462759 #683983 #8A4CAE #A675C3 #C19FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A4CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8A4CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CAE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CAE	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.158 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c7',
    500: '#8a4cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cae;
$custom-light: #af81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.959,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53302,
    "c": 0.15763,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CAE

secondary

#A5C294

accent

#CF5984

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CAE

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

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