#8A4CD8#8A4CD8

#8A4CD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.205 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4CD8
RGB	rgb(138, 76, 216)
HSL	hsl(267, 64%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 64.8%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 53.54, -62.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 82.13, 310.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1031 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.205 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4573, 15.5298, 66.6088)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4CD8 #9AD84C

analogous

#4C54D8 #8A4CD8 #D04CD8

triadic

#8A4CD8 #D88A4C #4CD88A

tetradic

#8A4CD8 #D84C54 #9AD84C #4CD8D0

square

#8A4CD8 #D84C54 #9AD84C #4CD8D0

split-complementary

#8A4CD8 #D8D04C #54D84C

monochromatic

#4F1E8B #6B29BE #8A4CD8 #AB7EE3 #CCB1EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8A4CD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8A4CD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4CD8

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4CD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4CD8	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4cd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.205 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182e5',
    500: '#8a4cd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4cd8;
$custom-light: #b182e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4cd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.571,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56082,
    "c": 0.205,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4CD8

secondary

#C3DCA4

accent

#E7419D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4CD8

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

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