#8A4EB2#8A4EB2

#8A4EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.159 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB2
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 178)
HSL	hsl(276, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 43.38, -43.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 61.45, 314.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.1018 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.159 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2400, 14.0668, 43.7071)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB2 #76B24E

analogous

#584EB2 #8A4EB2 #B24EA8

triadic

#8A4EB2 #B28A4E #4EB28A

tetradic

#8A4EB2 #B2584E #76B24E #4EA8B2

square

#8A4EB2 #B2584E #76B24E #4EA8B2

split-complementary

#8A4EB2 #A8B24E #4EB258

monochromatic

#48295D #693B88 #8A4EB2 #A679C5 #C2A3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8A4EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A4EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB2	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.159 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c9',
    500: '#8a4eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb2;
$custom-light: #af82c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 39.37,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5384,
    "c": 0.15901,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB2

secondary

#A9C498

accent

#CF5988

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB2

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

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