#8A4DDE#8A4DDE

#8A4DDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.210 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DDE
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 222)
HSL	hsl(265, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 54.53, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 84.63, 310.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1014 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.21 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.3166, 15.9846, 70.7919)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DDE #A1DE4D

analogous

#4D58DE #8A4DDE #D24DDE

triadic

#8A4DDE #DE8A4D #4DDE8A

tetradic

#8A4DDE #DE4D58 #A1DE4D #4DDED2

square

#8A4DDE #DE4D58 #A1DE4D #4DDED2

split-complementary

#8A4DDE #DED24D #58DE4D

monochromatic

#4F1C95 #6A25C9 #8A4DDE #AC81E8 #CEB4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A4DDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A4DDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DDE

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DDE	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4dde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.210 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b282e9',
    500: '#8a4dde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4dde;
$custom-light: #b282e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4dde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.241,
    "s": 68.72,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56648,
    "c": 0.21042,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DDE

secondary

#C8E0A7

accent

#EC3CA2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

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