#8A4DB2#8A4DB2

#8A4DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.161 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB2
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 178)
HSL	hsl(276, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 57%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 56.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 43.92, -43.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 62.06, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1031 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.161 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1695, 13.9258, 43.6836)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB2 #75B24D

analogous

#584DB2 #8A4DB2 #B24DA7

triadic

#8A4DB2 #B28A4D #4DB28A

tetradic

#8A4DB2 #B2584D #75B24D #4DA7B2

square

#8A4DB2 #B2584D #75B24D #4DA7B2

split-complementary

#8A4DB2 #A7B24D #4DB258

monochromatic

#48285D #693B87 #8A4DB2 #A678C4 #C2A2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8A4DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A4DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB2	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4369B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.161 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c9',
    500: '#8a4db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db2;
$custom-light: #af81c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.238,
    "s": 39.608,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53692,
    "c": 0.16058,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB2

secondary

#A9C497

accent

#CF5888

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB2

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

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