#8A4EAA#8A4EAA

#8A4EAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.150 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EAA
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 170)
HSL	hsl(279, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 41.56, -39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 57.35, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1013 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.15 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4601, 13.7548, 39.5996)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EAA #6EAA4E

analogous

#5C4EAA #8A4EAA #AA4E9C

triadic

#8A4EAA #AA8A4E #4EAA8A

tetradic

#8A4EAA #AA5C4E #6EAA4E #4E9CAA

square

#8A4EAA #AA5C4E #6EAA4E #4E9CAA

split-complementary

#8A4EAA #9CAA4E #4EAA5C

monochromatic

#462856 #683B80 #8A4EAA #A675C0 #C19FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8A4EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8A4EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EAA

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EAA	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3665AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.150 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c4',
    500: '#8a4eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eaa;
$custom-light: #ae82c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53364,
    "c": 0.14988,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EAA

secondary

#A3C094

accent

#CD5B82

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EAA

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

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