#8A4EA3#8A4EA3

#8A4EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.142 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EA3
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 163)
HSL	hsl(282, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 40.00, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 53.79, 318.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1006 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.142 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8154, 13.4970, 36.2046)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EA3 #67A34E

analogous

#604EA3 #8A4EA3 #A34E92

triadic

#8A4EA3 #A38A4E #4EA38A

tetradic

#8A4EA3 #A3604E #67A34E #4E92A3

square

#8A4EA3 #A3604E #67A34E #4E92A3

split-complementary

#8A4EA3 #92A34E #4EA360

monochromatic

#442650 #673A7A #8A4EA3 #A672BC #C09CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8A4EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8A4EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EA3

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EA3	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B63A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E68A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.142 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82be',
    500: '#8a4ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ea3;
$custom-light: #ae82be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 35.27,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52964,
    "c": 0.14196,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EA3

secondary

#9DBC91

accent

#CB5C7D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EA3

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

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