#8A4DB5#8A4DB5

#8A4DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.164 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB5
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 181)
HSL	hsl(275, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 57.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 44.61, -45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 63.60, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1032 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.164 309)
XYZ	xyz(21.4740, 14.0476, 45.2873)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB5 #78B54D

analogous

#564DB5 #8A4DB5 #B54DAC

triadic

#8A4DB5 #B58A4D #4DB58A

tetradic

#8A4DB5 #B5564D #78B54D #4DACB5

square

#8A4DB5 #B5564D #78B54D #4DACB5

split-complementary

#8A4DB5 #ACB54D #4DB556

monochromatic

#492860 #693A8B #8A4DB5 #A678C7 #C3A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8A4DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A4DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB5

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB5	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2966B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.164 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81cc',
    500: '#8a4db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db5;
$custom-light: #af81cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.192,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53876,
    "c": 0.16399,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.14047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB5

secondary

#ABC698

accent

#D15789

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB5

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

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