#8A4DA9#8A4DA9

#8A4DA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.150 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DA9
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 169)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 54.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 41.87, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 57.46, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1026 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.15 313)
XYZ	xyz(20.2953, 13.5761, 39.0798)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DA9 #6CA94D

analogous

#5C4DA9 #8A4DA9 #A94D9A

triadic

#8A4DA9 #A98A4D #4DA98A

tetradic

#8A4DA9 #A95C4D #6CA94D #4D9AA9

square

#8A4DA9 #A95C4D #6CA94D #4D9AA9

split-complementary

#8A4DA9 #9AA94D #4DA95C

monochromatic

#452755 #683A7F #8A4DA9 #A674C0 #C19ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A4DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A4DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DA9

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DA9	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3564AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.150 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c3',
    500: '#8a4da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4da9;
$custom-light: #ae81c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.783,
    "s": 37.398,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53155,
    "c": 0.15038,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.13576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DA9

secondary

#A2BF92

accent

#CD5A81

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DA9

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

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