#8A4DAE#8A4DAE

#8A4DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.156 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DAE
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 43.00, -41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 60.01, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% 0.1029 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.156 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7737, 13.7675, 41.5992)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DAE #71AE4D

analogous

#5A4DAE #8A4DAE #AE4DA2

triadic

#8A4DAE #AE8A4D #4DAE8A

tetradic

#8A4DAE #AE5A4D #71AE4D #4DA2AE

square

#8A4DAE #AE5A4D #71AE4D #4DA2AE

split-complementary

#8A4DAE #A2AE4D #4DAE5A

monochromatic

#472759 #683A84 #8A4DAE #A676C2 #C2A0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8A4DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8A4DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DAE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DAE	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3065B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.156 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c7',
    500: '#8a4dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dae;
$custom-light: #af81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.732,
    "s": 38.645,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5345,
    "c": 0.15604,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DAE

secondary

#A6C295

accent

#CF5985

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DAE

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

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