#8A4DCB#8A4DCB

#8A4DCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.189 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DCB
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 203)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 62.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 49.84, -55.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 74.91, 311.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.1029 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.189 303)
XYZ	xyz(23.9121, 15.0228, 58.1283)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DCB #8ECB4D

analogous

#4D4FCB #8A4DCB #C94DCB

triadic

#8A4DCB #CB8A4D #4DCB8A

tetradic

#8A4DCB #CB4D4F #8ECB4D #4DCBC9

square

#8A4DCB #CB4D4F #8ECB4D #4DCBC9

split-complementary

#8A4DCB #CBC94D #4FCB4D

monochromatic

#4D247A #6B31A9 #8A4DCB #A97CD9 #C8ACE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A4DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A4DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DCB

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DCB	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.189 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b082dc',
    500: '#8a4dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dcb;
$custom-light: #b082dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.048,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55308,
    "c": 0.18902,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.15023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DCB

secondary

#BBD49F

accent

#DE4A96

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DCB

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

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