#8A4EBD#8A4EBD

#8A4EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.172 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EBD
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 45.96, -48.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 67.12, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.102 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.172 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3890, 14.5264, 49.7586)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EBD #81BD4E

analogous

#524EBD #8A4EBD #BD4EB9

triadic

#8A4EBD #BD8A4E #4EBD8A

tetradic

#8A4EBD #BD524E #81BD4E #4EB9BD

square

#8A4EBD #BD524E #81BD4E #4EB9BD

split-complementary

#8A4EBD #B9BD4E #4EBD52

monochromatic

#4B2769 #6B3896 #8A4EBD #A77BCE #C5A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8A4EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#8A4EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EBD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EBD	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2068C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.172 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82d1',
    500: '#8a4ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ebd;
$custom-light: #af82d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54526,
    "c": 0.17161,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EBD

secondary

#B1CC9B

accent

#D5528F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EBD

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

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