#8A4CAF#8A4CAF

#8A4CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.159 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CAF
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 43.76, -42.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 61.13, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1043 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.159 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8021, 13.6677, 42.0914)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CAF #71AF4C

analogous

#594CAF #8A4CAF #AF4CA3

triadic

#8A4CAF #AF8A4C #4CAF8A

tetradic

#8A4CAF #AF594C #71AF4C #4CA3AF

square

#8A4CAF #AF594C #71AF4C #4CA3AF

split-complementary

#8A4CAF #A3AF4C #4CAF59

monochromatic

#47275A #683984 #8A4CAF #A675C3 #C2A0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8A4CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8A4CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CAF

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CAF	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E64B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4469AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.159 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c7',
    500: '#8a4caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4caf;
$custom-light: #af81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.576,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53362,
    "c": 0.15875,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CAF

secondary

#A6C294

accent

#CF5885

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CAF

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

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