#8A4CB3#8A4CB3

#8A4CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.163 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CB3
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 179)
HSL	hsl(276, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 58%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 57.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 44.68, -44.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 63.17, 315.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1045 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.163 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2008, 13.8272, 44.1912)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CB3 #75B34C

analogous

#574CB3 #8A4CB3 #B34CA8

triadic

#8A4CB3 #B38A4C #4CB38A

tetradic

#8A4CB3 #B3574C #75B34C #4CA8B3

square

#8A4CB3 #B3574C #75B34C #4CA8B3

split-complementary

#8A4CB3 #A8B34C #4CB357

monochromatic

#48285D #693A88 #8A4CB3 #A677C5 #C2A2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A4CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A4CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CB3

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CB3	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2965B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4169B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.163 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81ca',
    500: '#8a4cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cb3;
$custom-light: #af81ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.117,
    "s": 40.392,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53606,
    "c": 0.16327,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CB3

secondary

#A9C496

accent

#D05888

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CB3

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

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