#8A4EAD#8A4EAD

#8A4EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.153 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EAD
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 173)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 42.24, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 58.88, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1015 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.153 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7471, 13.8696, 41.1112)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EAD #71AD4E

analogous

#5B4EAD #8A4EAD #AD4EA1

triadic

#8A4EAD #AD8A4E #4EAD8A

tetradic

#8A4EAD #AD5B4E #71AD4E #4EA1AD

square

#8A4EAD #AD5B4E #71AD4E #4EA1AD

split-complementary

#8A4EAD #A1AD4E #4EAD5B

monochromatic

#472859 #683B83 #8A4EAD #A677C2 #C2A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8A4EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A4EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EAD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EAD	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3365B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.153 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82c6',
    500: '#8a4ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ead;
$custom-light: #ae82c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53541,
    "c": 0.15329,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EAD

secondary

#A6C295

accent

#CE5A85

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EAD

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

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