#8A4DD5#8A4DD5

#8A4DD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.200 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DD5
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 213)
HSL	hsl(267, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 63.8%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 52.30, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 80.04, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1022 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.2 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1424, 15.5150, 64.6080)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DD5 #98D54D

analogous

#4D54D5 #8A4DD5 #CE4DD5

triadic

#8A4DD5 #D58A4D #4DD58A

tetradic

#8A4DD5 #D54D54 #98D54D #4DD5CE

square

#8A4DD5 #D54D54 #98D54D #4DD5CE

split-complementary

#8A4DD5 #D5CE4D #54D54D

monochromatic

#4E2088 #6B2CB9 #8A4DD5 #AB7FE1 #CBB0EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8A4DD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8A4DD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DD5

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DD5	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#116DD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.200 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182e3',
    500: '#8a4dd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dd5;
$custom-light: #b182e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.912,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56002,
    "c": 0.20032,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DD5

secondary

#C2DBA3

accent

#E5439C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B15

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DD5

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

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