#8A4DB6#8A4DB6

#8A4DB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.165 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB6
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 182)
HSL	hsl(275, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 58%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 57.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 44.84, -45.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 64.11, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.1032 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.165 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5769, 14.0888, 45.8296)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB6 #79B64D

analogous

#554DB6 #8A4DB6 #B64DAE

triadic

#8A4DB6 #B68A4D #4DB68A

tetradic

#8A4DB6 #B6554D #79B64D #4DAEB6

square

#8A4DB6 #B6554D #79B64D #4DAEB6

split-complementary

#8A4DB6 #AEB64D #4DB655

monochromatic

#492861 #6A3A8C #8A4DB6 #A778C8 #C3A4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8A4DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8A4DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB6

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB6	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2866B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.165 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81cc',
    500: '#8a4db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db6;
$custom-light: #af81cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.857,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53939,
    "c": 0.16513,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB6

secondary

#ACC798

accent

#D2568A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB6

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

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