#8A4DB4#8A4DB4

#8A4DB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.163 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB4
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 180)
HSL	hsl(276, 41%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 57.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 44.38, -44.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 63.08, 314.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1032 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.163 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3717, 14.0067, 44.7489)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB4 #77B44D

analogous

#564DB4 #8A4DB4 #B44DAA

triadic

#8A4DB4 #B48A4D #4DB48A

tetradic

#8A4DB4 #B4564D #77B44D #4DAAB4

square

#8A4DB4 #B4564D #77B44D #4DAAB4

split-complementary

#8A4DB4 #AAB44D #4DB456

monochromatic

#48285F #693A8A #8A4DB4 #A678C6 #C3A3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A4DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A4DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB4

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB4	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A66B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.163 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81cb',
    500: '#8a4db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db4;
$custom-light: #af81cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.534,
    "s": 40.711,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53815,
    "c": 0.16285,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB4

secondary

#AAC597

accent

#D15789

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB4

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

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