#8A4CD0#8A4CD0
#8A4CD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.196 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 76, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 58%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 63%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 63.5%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.81, 51.58, -58.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.81, 78.05, 311.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.52% 0.1038 -0.1663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.52% 0.196 302) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4482, 15.1262, 61.2939) |
| Luminance | 0.1513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.15
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.15
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.89
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.20
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.61
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4CD0 #92D04C
analogous
#4C50D0 #8A4CD0 #CC4CD0
triadic
#8A4CD0 #D08A4C #4CD08A
tetradic
#8A4CD0 #D04C50 #92D04C #4CD0CC
square
#8A4CD0 #D04C50 #92D04C #4CD0CC
split-complementary
#8A4CD0 #D0CC4C #50D04C
monochromatic
#4E2280 #6B2EB0 #8A4CD0 #AA7CDD #C9ADE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#8A4CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#8A4CD0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4CD0
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4CD0 | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.03 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C6CCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6987
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.196 302.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b181df',
500: '#8a4cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4cd0; $custom-light: #b181df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 76,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.182,
"s": 58.407,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55516,
"c": 0.19604,
"h": 302
},
"luminance": 0.15126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4CD0
secondary
#BED7A0
accent
#E24699
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83