#8A4DC5#8A4DC5
#8A4DC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.182 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4DC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 77, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 61%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.28, 48.39, -53.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.28, 71.83, 312.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.9% 0.1032 -0.1502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.9% 0.182 304.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2109, 14.7423, 54.4353) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.12
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.42
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.48
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.50
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.53
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4DC5 #88C54D
analogous
#4E4DC5 #8A4DC5 #C54DC4
triadic
#8A4DC5 #C58A4D #4DC58A
tetradic
#8A4DC5 #C54E4D #88C54D #4DC4C5
square
#8A4DC5 #C54E4D #88C54D #4DC4C5
split-complementary
#8A4DC5 #C4C54D #4DC54E
monochromatic
#4C2572 #6B34A0 #8A4DC5 #A87BD4 #C7A9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#8A4DC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#8A4DC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4DC5
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4DC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4DC5 | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#086AC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#306BC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4dc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.182 304.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b082d7',
500: '#8a4dc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4dc5; $custom-light: #b082d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4dc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 77,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.5,
"s": 50.847,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54904,
"c": 0.18221,
"h": 304.5
},
"luminance": 0.14742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4DC5
secondary
#B6D19D
accent
#DA4D93
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFA
border
#D0CAD3
text
#110B14
muted
#807C83