#8A4EB6#8A4EB6

#8A4EB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.164 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB6
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 182)
HSL	hsl(275, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 57.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 44.31, -45.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 63.51, 314.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.1019 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.164 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.6474, 14.2298, 45.8531)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB6 #7AB64E

analogous

#564EB6 #8A4EB6 #B64EAE

triadic

#8A4EB6 #B68A4E #4EB68A

tetradic

#8A4EB6 #B6564E #7AB64E #4EAEB6

square

#8A4EB6 #B6564E #7AB64E #4EAEB6

split-complementary

#8A4EB6 #AEB64E #4EB656

monochromatic

#492861 #6A3A8D #8A4EB6 #A779C8 #C3A5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8A4EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A4EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB6

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB6	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A67B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.164 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cc',
    500: '#8a4eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb6;
$custom-light: #af82cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.615,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54086,
    "c": 0.16358,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB6

secondary

#ACC799

accent

#D1568A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB6

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

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