#8A4CBA#8A4CBA

#8A4CBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.171 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CBA
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 186)
HSL	hsl(274, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 59.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 46.30, -48.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 66.76, 313.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.1046 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.171 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.9268, 14.1176, 48.0147)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CBA #7CBA4C

analogous

#534CBA #8A4CBA #BA4CB3

triadic

#8A4CBA #BA8A4C #4CBA8A

tetradic

#8A4CBA #BA534C #7CBA4C #4CB3BA

square

#8A4CBA #BA534C #7CBA4C #4CB3BA

split-complementary

#8A4CBA #B3BA4C #4CBA53

monochromatic

#4A2765 #6A3891 #8A4CBA #A778CB #C4A4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8A4CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8A4CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CBA

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CBA	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2067BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.171 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81cf',
    500: '#8a4cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cba;
$custom-light: #af81cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.818,
    "s": 44.355,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54046,
    "c": 0.1712,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CBA

secondary

#AEC999

accent

#D4548C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CBA

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

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