#8A4EB5#8A4EB5

#8A4EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.162 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB5
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(275, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 44.08, -45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 62.99, 314.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.1019 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.162 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5445, 14.1886, 45.3108)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB5 #79B54E

analogous

#564EB5 #8A4EB5 #B54EAD

triadic

#8A4EB5 #B58A4E #4EB58A

tetradic

#8A4EB5 #B5564E #79B54E #4EADB5

square

#8A4EB5 #B5564E #79B54E #4EADB5

split-complementary

#8A4EB5 #ADB54E #4EB556

monochromatic

#492860 #6A3A8B #8A4EB5 #A779C7 #C3A4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8A4EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8A4EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB5

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB5	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B67B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.162 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cc',
    500: '#8a4eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb5;
$custom-light: #af82cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.951,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54024,
    "c": 0.16244,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB5

secondary

#ACC699

accent

#D1578A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB5

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

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