#8A4DAD#8A4DAD

#8A4DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.155 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 173)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 42.78, -41.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 59.50, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1028 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.155 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6766, 13.7286, 41.0877)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DAD #70AD4D

analogous

#5A4DAD #8A4DAD #AD4DA0

triadic

#8A4DAD #AD8A4D #4DAD8A

tetradic

#8A4DAD #AD5A4D #70AD4D #4DA0AD

square

#8A4DAD #AD5A4D #70AD4D #4DA0AD

split-complementary

#8A4DAD #A0AD4D #4DAD5A

monochromatic

#462758 #683A83 #8A4DAD #A675C2 #C1A0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8A4DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8A4DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DAD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DAD	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.155 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c6',
    500: '#8a4dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dad;
$custom-light: #af81c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.125,
    "s": 38.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5339,
    "c": 0.1549,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DAD

secondary

#A5C294

accent

#CE5984

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DAD

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

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