#8A4DAF#8A4DAF

#8A4DAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.157 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DAF
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 56%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.95, 43.23, -42.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.95, 60.52, 315.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.103 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.157 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8715, 13.8066, 42.1146)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DAF #72AF4D

analogous

#594DAF #8A4DAF #AF4DA3

triadic

#8A4DAF #AF8A4D #4DAF8A

tetradic

#8A4DAF #AF594D #72AF4D #4DA3AF

square

#8A4DAF #AF594D #72AF4D #4DA3AF

split-complementary

#8A4DAF #A3AF4D #4DAF59

monochromatic

#47285A #683A85 #8A4DAF #A676C3 #C2A1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A4DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A4DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DAF

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DAF	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3065B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.157 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c7',
    500: '#8a4daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4daf;
$custom-light: #af81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.347,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5351,
    "c": 0.15717,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DAF

secondary

#A6C395

accent

#CF5985

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DAF

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

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