#8A4DB8#8A4DB8

#8A4DB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.167 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DB8
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 184)
HSL	hsl(274, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 58.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 45.31, -46.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 65.14, 314.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1033 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.167 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7851, 14.1720, 46.9259)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DB8 #7BB84D

analogous

#544DB8 #8A4DB8 #B84DB0

triadic

#8A4DB8 #B88A4D #4DB88A

tetradic

#8A4DB8 #B8544D #7BB84D #4DB0B8

square

#8A4DB8 #B8544D #7BB84D #4DB0B8

split-complementary

#8A4DB8 #B0B84D #4DB854

monochromatic

#492863 #6A398F #8A4DB8 #A779C9 #C4A4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A4DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A4DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DB8

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DB8	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2567BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.167 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81ce',
    500: '#8a4db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4db8;
$custom-light: #af81ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.206,
    "s": 42.972,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54064,
    "c": 0.16741,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DB8

secondary

#ADC899

accent

#D3558B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DB8

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

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