#8A4EAE#8A4EAE

#8A4EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.154 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EAE
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 42.46, -41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 59.40, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1015 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.154 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8442, 13.9085, 41.6227)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EAE #72AE4E

analogous

#5A4EAE #8A4EAE #AE4EA2

triadic

#8A4EAE #AE8A4E #4EAE8A

tetradic

#8A4EAE #AE5A4E #72AE4E #4EA2AE

square

#8A4EAE #AE5A4E #72AE4E #4EA2AE

split-complementary

#8A4EAE #A2AE4E #4EAE5A

monochromatic

#472859 #683B84 #8A4EAE #A677C2 #C2A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8A4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8A4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EAE

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EAE	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3265B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.154 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c6',
    500: '#8a4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eae;
$custom-light: #af82c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.536,
    "c": 0.15443,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EAE

secondary

#A6C296

accent

#CE5A85

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EAE

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

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