#8A4EB0#8A4EB0

#8A4EB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.157 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB0
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 176)
HSL	hsl(277, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 42.92, -42.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 60.42, 315.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1017 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.157 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0406, 13.9870, 42.6572)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB0 #74B04E

analogous

#594EB0 #8A4EB0 #B04EA5

triadic

#8A4EB0 #B08A4E #4EB08A

tetradic

#8A4EB0 #B0594E #74B04E #4EA5B0

square

#8A4EB0 #B0594E #74B04E #4EA5B0

split-complementary

#8A4EB0 #A5B04E #4EB059

monochromatic

#47285B #693B86 #8A4EB0 #A678C3 #C2A2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8A4EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A4EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB0

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB0	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3066B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.157 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c8',
    500: '#8a4eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb0;
$custom-light: #af82c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.735,
    "s": 38.583,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53719,
    "c": 0.15672,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB0

secondary

#A8C397

accent

#CF5987

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB0

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

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