#8A4CB8#8A4CB8

#8A4CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.169 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CB8
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 184)
HSL	hsl(274, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 58.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 45.84, -47.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 65.73, 314.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% 0.1046 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.169 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7157, 14.0332, 46.9028)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CB8 #7AB84C

analogous

#544CB8 #8A4CB8 #B84CB0

triadic

#8A4CB8 #B88A4C #4CB88A

tetradic

#8A4CB8 #B8544C #7AB84C #4CB0B8

square

#8A4CB8 #B8544C #7AB84C #4CB0B8

split-complementary

#8A4CB8 #B0B84C #4CB854

monochromatic

#492763 #6A388E #8A4CB8 #A778C9 #C3A4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A4CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A4CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CB8

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CB8	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2366BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D69B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.169 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81ce',
    500: '#8a4cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cb8;
$custom-light: #af81ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.444,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53919,
    "c": 0.16893,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CB8

secondary

#ACC898

accent

#D3558B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CB8

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

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