#8A4CBB#8A4CBB

#8A4CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.172 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CBB
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 59.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 46.54, -48.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 67.27, 313.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1046 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.172 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0335, 14.1603, 48.5765)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CBB #7DBB4C

analogous

#534CBB #8A4CBB #BB4CB4

triadic

#8A4CBB #BB8A4C #4CBB8A

tetradic

#8A4CBB #BB534C #7DBB4C #4CB4BB

square

#8A4CBB #BB534C #7DBB4C #4CB4BB

split-complementary

#8A4CBB #B4BB4C #4CBB53

monochromatic

#4A2766 #6A3892 #8A4CBB #A778CC #C4A5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A4CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A4CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CBB

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CBB	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E67BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.172 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81d0',
    500: '#8a4cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cbb;
$custom-light: #af81d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.514,
    "s": 44.939,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5411,
    "c": 0.17233,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CBB

secondary

#AFCA99

accent

#D5538C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CBB

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

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