#8A4DBD#8A4DBD

#8A4DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.173 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DBD
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 59.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 46.48, -49.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 67.71, 313.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.1033 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.173 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3185, 14.3854, 49.7351)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DBD #80BD4D

analogous

#524DBD #8A4DBD #BD4DB8

triadic

#8A4DBD #BD8A4D #4DBD8A

tetradic

#8A4DBD #BD524D #80BD4D #4DB8BD

square

#8A4DBD #BD524D #80BD4D #4DB8BD

split-complementary

#8A4DBD #B8BD4D #4DBD52

monochromatic

#4B2769 #6B3795 #8A4DBD #A77ACE #C5A6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A4DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A4DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DBD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DBD	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D68C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.173 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82d1',
    500: '#8a4dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dbd;
$custom-light: #af82d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.679,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54381,
    "c": 0.1731,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DBD

secondary

#B1CB9A

accent

#D6528E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DBD

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

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