#8A4EA6#8A4EA6

#8A4EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.145 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EA6
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 166)
HSL	hsl(281, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 53%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 40.66, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 55.31, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1009 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.145 314)
XYZ	xyz(20.0874, 13.6058, 37.6370)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EA6 #6AA64E

analogous

#5E4EA6 #8A4EA6 #A64E96

triadic

#8A4EA6 #A68A4E #4EA68A

tetradic

#8A4EA6 #A65E4E #6AA64E #4E96A6

square

#8A4EA6 #A65E4E #6AA64E #4E96A6

split-complementary

#8A4EA6 #96A64E #4EA65E

monochromatic

#452753 #673A7C #8A4EA6 #A674BE #C19DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A4EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A4EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EA6

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EA6	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3964A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.145 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c1',
    500: '#8a4ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ea6;
$custom-light: #ae82c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53134,
    "c": 0.14534,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.13605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EA6

secondary

#A0BE92

accent

#CC5C7F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EA6

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

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