#8A4DA8#8A4DA8

#8A4DA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.149 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DA8
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 168)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 41.65, -38.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 56.95, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1025 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.149 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2018, 13.5387, 38.5872)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DA8 #6BA84D

analogous

#5C4DA8 #8A4DA8 #A84D98

triadic

#8A4DA8 #A88A4D #4DA88A

tetradic

#8A4DA8 #A85C4D #6BA84D #4D98A8

square

#8A4DA8 #A85C4D #6BA84D #4D98A8

split-complementary

#8A4DA8 #98A84D #4DA85C

monochromatic

#452754 #683A7E #8A4DA8 #A673BF #C19DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8A4DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8A4DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DA8

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DA8	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3664AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.149 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c2',
    500: '#8a4da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4da8;
$custom-light: #ae81c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.22,
    "s": 37.143,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53097,
    "c": 0.14925,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DA8

secondary

#A1BF92

accent

#CD5B80

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DA8

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

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