#8A4EBE#8A4EBE

#8A4EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.173 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EBE
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 46.19, -49.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 67.63, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.102 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.173 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4979, 14.5700, 50.3323)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EBE #82BE4E

analogous

#524EBE #8A4EBE #BE4EBA

triadic

#8A4EBE #BE8A4E #4EBE8A

tetradic

#8A4EBE #BE524E #82BE4E #4EBABE

square

#8A4EBE #BE524E #82BE4E #4EBABE

split-complementary

#8A4EBE #BABE4E #4EBE52

monochromatic

#4B276A #6B3897 #8A4EBE #A87BCE #C5A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#8A4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#8A4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EBE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EBE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F69C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.173 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82d2',
    500: '#8a4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ebe;
$custom-light: #af82d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5459,
    "c": 0.17275,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EBE

secondary

#B2CC9C

accent

#D6528F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EBE

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

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