#8A4EB4#8A4EB4

#8A4EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.161 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB4
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(275, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 43.84, -44.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 62.48, 314.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1018 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.161 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4422, 14.1477, 44.7724)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB4 #78B44E

analogous

#574EB4 #8A4EB4 #B44EAB

triadic

#8A4EB4 #B48A4E #4EB48A

tetradic

#8A4EB4 #B4574E #78B44E #4EABB4

square

#8A4EB4 #B4574E #78B44E #4EABB4

split-complementary

#8A4EB4 #ABB44E #4EB457

monochromatic

#49285F #693B8A #8A4EB4 #A679C6 #C3A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A4EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A4EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB4

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB4	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C67B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.161 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cb',
    500: '#8a4eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb4;
$custom-light: #af82cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53962,
    "c": 0.16129,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB4

secondary

#ABC698

accent

#D05789

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB4

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

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