#8A4DBA#8A4DBA

#8A4DBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.170 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DBA
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 186)
HSL	hsl(274, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 58.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 45.78, -47.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 66.17, 313.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.1033 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.17 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9962, 14.2565, 48.0379)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DBA #7DBA4D

analogous

#544DBA #8A4DBA #BA4DB4

triadic

#8A4DBA #BA8A4D #4DBA8A

tetradic

#8A4DBA #BA544D #7DBA4D #4DB4BA

square

#8A4DBA #BA544D #7DBA4D #4DB4BA

split-complementary

#8A4DBA #B4BA4D #4DBA54

monochromatic

#4A2765 #6A3891 #8A4DBA #A779CB #C4A5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8A4DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A4DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DBA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DBA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2267BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6AB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.170 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cf',
    500: '#8a4dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dba;
$custom-light: #af82cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.578,
    "s": 44.13,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5419,
    "c": 0.16969,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DBA

secondary

#AFC999

accent

#D4548C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DBA

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

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