#8A4EBA#8A4EBA

#8A4EBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.168 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EBA
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 186)
HSL	hsl(273, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 45.25, -47.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 65.57, 313.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.102 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.168 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0667, 14.3975, 48.0614)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EBA #7EBA4E

analogous

#544EBA #8A4EBA #BA4EB4

triadic

#8A4EBA #BA8A4E #4EBA8A

tetradic

#8A4EBA #BA544E #7EBA4E #4EB4BA

square

#8A4EBA #BA544E #7EBA4E #4EB4BA

split-complementary

#8A4EBA #B4BA4E #4EBA54

monochromatic

#4A2866 #6A3992 #8A4EBA #A77ACB #C4A6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8A4EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A4EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EBA

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EBA	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2568BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83637C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.168 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82cf',
    500: '#8a4eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eba;
$custom-light: #af82cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 43.902,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54335,
    "c": 0.16817,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EBA

secondary

#AFCA9A

accent

#D4548D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EBA

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

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