#8A4ECD#8A4ECD

#8A4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.190 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ECD
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 49.81, -56.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 75.37, 311.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1016 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.19 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2225, 15.2598, 59.4151)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ECD #91CD4E

analogous

#4E52CD #8A4ECD #C94ECD

triadic

#8A4ECD #CD8A4E #4ECD8A

tetradic

#8A4ECD #CD4E52 #91CD4E #4ECDC9

square

#8A4ECD #CD4E52 #91CD4E #4ECDC9

split-complementary

#8A4ECD #CDC94E #52CD4E

monochromatic

#4E237D #6B31AD #8A4ECD #AA7EDA #C9ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#8A4ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8A4ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ECD

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ECD	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.190 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b083dd',
    500: '#8a4ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ecd;
$custom-light: #b083dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.346,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55584,
    "c": 0.18989,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ECD

secondary

#BDD6A1

accent

#DF4998

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ECD

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

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