#8A4CBE#8A4CBE

#8A4CBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.176 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CBE
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 60%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 47.25, -50.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 68.81, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.1046 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.176 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3580, 14.2901, 50.2856)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CBE #80BE4C

analogous

#514CBE #8A4CBE #BE4CB9

triadic

#8A4CBE #BE8A4C #4CBE8A

tetradic

#8A4CBE #BE514C #80BE4C #4CB9BE

square

#8A4CBE #BE514C #80BE4C #4CB9BE

split-complementary

#8A4CBE #B9BE4C #4CBE51

monochromatic

#4B2669 #6B3796 #8A4CBE #A779CE #C5A6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A4CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A4CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CBE

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CBE	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1867C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.176 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b081d2',
    500: '#8a4cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cbe;
$custom-light: #b081d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.632,
    "s": 46.721,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54303,
    "c": 0.17573,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CBE

secondary

#B1CC9A

accent

#D6518E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CBE

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

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