#8A4EB7#8A4EB7

#8A4EB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.165 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB7
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 183)
HSL	hsl(274, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 57%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 57.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 44.54, -45.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 64.02, 314.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1019 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.165 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7512, 14.2713, 46.3993)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB7 #7BB74E

analogous

#554EB7 #8A4EB7 #B74EAF

triadic

#8A4EB7 #B78A4E #4EB78A

tetradic

#8A4EB7 #B7554E #7BB74E #4EAFB7

square

#8A4EB7 #B7554E #7BB74E #4EAFB7

split-complementary

#8A4EB7 #AFB74E #4EB755

monochromatic

#492863 #6A3A8E #8A4EB7 #A77AC9 #C4A5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8A4EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A4EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB7

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB7	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2967BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.165 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cd',
    500: '#8a4eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb7;
$custom-light: #af82cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 42.169,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54148,
    "c": 0.16473,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB7

secondary

#ADC899

accent

#D2568B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB7

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

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