#8A4DBE#8A4DBE

#8A4DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.174 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DBE
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 59.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 46.72, -49.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 68.23, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1033 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.174 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4274, 14.4289, 50.3088)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DBE #81BE4D

analogous

#514DBE #8A4DBE #BE4DBA

triadic

#8A4DBE #BE8A4D #4DBE8A

tetradic

#8A4DBE #BE514D #81BE4D #4DBABE

square

#8A4DBE #BE514D #81BE4D #4DBABE

split-complementary

#8A4DBE #BABE4D #4DBE51

monochromatic

#4B276A #6B3797 #8A4DBE #A77ACE #C5A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8A4DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8A4DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DBE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DBE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C68C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.174 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82d2',
    500: '#8a4dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dbe;
$custom-light: #af82d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.389,
    "s": 46.502,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54446,
    "c": 0.17424,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DBE

secondary

#B1CC9B

accent

#D6528F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DBE

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

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