#8A4EAF#8A4EAF

#8A4EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.156 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EAF
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.16, 42.69, -42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.16, 59.91, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1016 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.156 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9421, 13.9476, 42.1381)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EAF #73AF4E

analogous

#594EAF #8A4EAF #AF4EA4

triadic

#8A4EAF #AF8A4E #4EAF8A

tetradic

#8A4EAF #AF594E #73AF4E #4EA4AF

square

#8A4EAF #AF594E #73AF4E #4EA4AF

split-complementary

#8A4EAF #A4AF4E #4EAF59

monochromatic

#47285A #693B85 #8A4EAF #A678C3 #C2A2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8A4EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A4EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EAF

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EAF	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3166B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.156 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c7',
    500: '#8a4eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eaf;
$custom-light: #af82c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.113,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5366,
    "c": 0.15558,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EAF

secondary

#A7C396

accent

#CE5A86

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EAF

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

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