#8A4DDA#8A4DDA

#8A4DDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.206 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DDA
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 218)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 64.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 53.54, -62.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 82.59, 310.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1018 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.206 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.7869, 15.7727, 68.0019)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DDA #9DDA4D

analogous

#4D57DA #8A4DDA #D04DDA

triadic

#8A4DDA #DA8A4D #4DDA8A

tetradic

#8A4DDA #DA4D57 #9DDA4D #4DDAD0

square

#8A4DDA #DA4D57 #9DDA4D #4DDAD0

split-complementary

#8A4DDA #DAD04D #57DA4D

monochromatic

#4F1E8F #6B28C2 #8A4DDA #AB80E5 #CDB2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A4DDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8A4DDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DDA

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DDA	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.206 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b282e6',
    500: '#8a4dda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dda;
$custom-light: #b282e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.957,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56359,
    "c": 0.20594,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DDA

secondary

#C5DEA5

accent

#E93F9F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DDA

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

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