#8A4EAB#8A4EAB

#8A4EAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.151 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EAB
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 171)
HSL	hsl(279, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 54.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.93, 41.78, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.93, 57.86, 316.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1013 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.151 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5550, 13.7928, 40.0996)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EAB #6FAB4E

analogous

#5C4EAB #8A4EAB #AB4E9E

triadic

#8A4EAB #AB8A4E #4EAB8A

tetradic

#8A4EAB #AB5C4E #6FAB4E #4E9EAB

square

#8A4EAB #AB5C4E #6FAB4E #4E9EAB

split-complementary

#8A4EAB #9EAB4E #4EAB5C

monochromatic

#462857 #683B81 #8A4EAB #A676C0 #C1A0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8A4EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A4EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EAB

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EAB	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3565AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.151 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c4',
    500: '#8a4eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eab;
$custom-light: #ae82c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53423,
    "c": 0.15101,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EAB

secondary

#A4C194

accent

#CD5A83

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EAB

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

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