#8A4ED2#8A4ED2

#8A4ED2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.196 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ED2
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 210)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 63%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 62.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 51.04, -58.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 77.94, 310.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1013 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.196 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8357, 15.5051, 62.6446)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ED2 #96D24E

analogous

#4E54D2 #8A4ED2 #CC4ED2

triadic

#8A4ED2 #D28A4E #4ED28A

tetradic

#8A4ED2 #D24E54 #96D24E #4ED2CC

square

#8A4ED2 #D24E54 #96D24E #4ED2CC

split-complementary

#8A4ED2 #D2CC4E #54D24E

monochromatic

#4E2284 #6B2EB5 #8A4ED2 #AA7FDE #CBB0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8A4ED2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8A4ED2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ED2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ED2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ED2	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6DCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ed2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.196 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183e1',
    500: '#8a4ed2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ed2;
$custom-light: #b183e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ed2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55929,
    "c": 0.19558,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ED2

secondary

#C0D9A3

accent

#E3459B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ED2

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