#8A4EB3#8A4EB3

#8A4EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.160 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB3
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 179)
HSL	hsl(276, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 56.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 43.61, -44.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 61.96, 314.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1018 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.16 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3407, 14.1071, 44.2378)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB3 #77B34E

analogous

#584EB3 #8A4EB3 #B34EA9

triadic

#8A4EB3 #B38A4E #4EB38A

tetradic

#8A4EB3 #B3584E #77B34E #4EA9B3

square

#8A4EB3 #B3584E #77B34E #4EA9B3

split-complementary

#8A4EB3 #A9B34E #4EB358

monochromatic

#48285E #693B89 #8A4EB3 #A679C5 #C3A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8A4EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8A4EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB3

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB3	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D66B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.160 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82ca',
    500: '#8a4eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb3;
$custom-light: #af82ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.644,
    "s": 39.921,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53901,
    "c": 0.16015,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB3

secondary

#AAC598

accent

#D05889

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB3

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

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