#8A4EA9#8A4EA9

#8A4EA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.149 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EA9
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 169)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 53.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.82, 41.33, -39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.82, 56.84, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1012 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.149 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3658, 13.7171, 39.1033)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EA9 #6DA94E

analogous

#5C4EA9 #8A4EA9 #A94E9A

triadic

#8A4EA9 #A98A4E #4EA98A

tetradic

#8A4EA9 #A95C4E #6DA94E #4E9AA9

square

#8A4EA9 #A95C4E #6DA94E #4E9AA9

split-complementary

#8A4EA9 #9AA94E #4EA95C

monochromatic

#462755 #683B7F #8A4EA9 #A675BF #C19FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8A4EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8A4EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EA9

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EA9	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3764AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.149 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c3',
    500: '#8a4ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ea9;
$custom-light: #ae82c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.56,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53306,
    "c": 0.14875,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EA9

secondary

#A2BF93

accent

#CD5B82

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EA9

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

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