#8A4DAA#8A4DAA

#8A4DAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.152 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DAA
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 170)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 54.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 42.10, -39.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 57.97, 316.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1026 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.152 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3896, 13.6138, 39.5761)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DAA #6DAA4D

analogous

#5B4DAA #8A4DAA #AA4D9B

triadic

#8A4DAA #AA8A4D #4DAA8A

tetradic

#8A4DAA #AA5B4D #6DAA4D #4D9BAA

square

#8A4DAA #AA5B4D #6DAA4D #4D9BAA

split-complementary

#8A4DAA #9BAA4D #4DAA5B

monochromatic

#462756 #683A80 #8A4DAA #A674C0 #C19ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A4DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A4DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DAA

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DAA	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3464AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.152 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c4',
    500: '#8a4daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4daa;
$custom-light: #ae81c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.355,
    "s": 37.652,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53213,
    "c": 0.15151,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DAA

secondary

#A2C093

accent

#CE5A82

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DAA

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

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