#8A4DB7#8A4DB7

#8A4DB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.166 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB7
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 183)
HSL	hsl(275, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 57.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.42, 45.08, -46.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.42, 64.62, 314.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.1032 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.166 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6806, 14.1302, 46.3758)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB7 #7AB74D

analogous

#554DB7 #8A4DB7 #B74DAF

triadic

#8A4DB7 #B78A4D #4DB78A

tetradic

#8A4DB7 #B7554D #7AB74D #4DAFB7

square

#8A4DB7 #B7554D #7AB74D #4DAFB7

split-complementary

#8A4DB7 #AFB74D #4DB755

monochromatic

#492862 #6A398E #8A4DB7 #A779C9 #C3A4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8A4DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A4DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB7

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB7	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2667BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.166 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81cd',
    500: '#8a4db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db7;
$custom-light: #af81cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.528,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54001,
    "c": 0.16627,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB7

secondary

#ACC798

accent

#D2568A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB7

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

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