#8A4EB8#8A4EB8

#8A4EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EB8
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 184)
HSL	hsl(274, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 57.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 44.78, -46.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 64.54, 313.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.102 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.166 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8556, 14.3130, 46.9494)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EB8 #7CB84E

analogous

#554EB8 #8A4EB8 #B84EB1

triadic

#8A4EB8 #B88A4E #4EB88A

tetradic

#8A4EB8 #B8554E #7CB84E #4EB1B8

square

#8A4EB8 #B8554E #7CB84E #4EB1B8

split-complementary

#8A4EB8 #B1B84E #4EB855

monochromatic

#4A2864 #6A398F #8A4EB8 #A77ACA #C4A5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A4EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A4EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EB8

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EB8	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2767BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82ce',
    500: '#8a4eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eb8;
$custom-light: #af82ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.962,
    "s": 42.742,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5421,
    "c": 0.16587,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EB8

secondary

#AEC89A

accent

#D3558C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EB8

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

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