#8A4EA1#8A4EA1

#8A4EA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.140 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EA1
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(283, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 52%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.40, 39.56, -34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.40, 52.78, 318.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1004 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.14 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6377, 13.4259, 35.2683)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EA1 #65A14E

analogous

#604EA1 #8A4EA1 #A14E8F

triadic

#8A4EA1 #A18A4E #4EA18A

tetradic

#8A4EA1 #A1604E #65A14E #4E8FA1

square

#8A4EA1 #A1604E #65A14E #4E8FA1

split-complementary

#8A4EA1 #8FA14E #4EA160

monochromatic

#43264F #673A78 #8A4EA1 #A672BB #C09BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8A4EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8A4EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EA1

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EA1	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C63A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F689F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.140 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82bd',
    500: '#8a4ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ea1;
$custom-light: #ae82bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.373,
    "s": 34.728,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52853,
    "c": 0.13972,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EA1

secondary

#9CBB90

accent

#CB5D7B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EA1

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