#8A4EA8#8A4EA8

#8A4EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.148 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EA8
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 168)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 53.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 41.11, -38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 56.33, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1011 -0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.148 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2723, 13.6797, 38.6107)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EA8 #6CA84E

analogous

#5D4EA8 #8A4EA8 #A84E99

triadic

#8A4EA8 #A88A4E #4EA88A

tetradic

#8A4EA8 #A85D4E #6CA84E #4E99A8

square

#8A4EA8 #A85D4E #6CA84E #4E99A8

split-complementary

#8A4EA8 #99A84E #4EA85D

monochromatic

#452754 #683B7E #8A4EA8 #A675BF #C19ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8A4EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8A4EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EA8

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EA8	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3764AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B69A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.148 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c2',
    500: '#8a4ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ea8;
$custom-light: #ae82c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 36.585,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53248,
    "c": 0.14762,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EA8

secondary

#A2BF93

accent

#CD5B81

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EA8

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

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