#8A4EC2#8A4EC2

#8A4EC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.177 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EC2
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 194)
HSL	hsl(271, 49%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 60%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 59.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 47.15, -51.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 69.70, 312.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.102 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.177 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9411, 14.7472, 52.6664)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EC2 #86C24E

analogous

#504EC2 #8A4EC2 #C24EC0

triadic

#8A4EC2 #C28A4E #4EC28A

tetradic

#8A4EC2 #C2504E #86C24E #4EC0C2

square

#8A4EC2 #C2504E #86C24E #4EC0C2

split-complementary

#8A4EC2 #C0C24E #4EC250

monochromatic

#4C266F #6B369D #8A4EC2 #A87CD2 #C6A9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8A4EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8A4EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EC2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EC2	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1769C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.177 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b082d5',
    500: '#8a4ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ec2;
$custom-light: #b082d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.034,
    "s": 48.739,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54849,
    "c": 0.17734,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EC2

secondary

#B5CF9D

accent

#D85092

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EC2

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

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