#8A4ED5#8A4ED5
#8A4ED5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.199 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4ED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 78, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 62%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 63%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.52, 51.78, -60.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.52, 79.48, 310.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.14% 0.1011 -0.1714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.14% 0.199 300.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2130, 15.6560, 64.6315) |
| Luminance | 0.1566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.22
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.69
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.82
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.17
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.24
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4ED5 #99D54E
analogous
#4E55D5 #8A4ED5 #CE4ED5
triadic
#8A4ED5 #D58A4E #4ED58A
tetradic
#8A4ED5 #D54E55 #99D54E #4ED5CE
square
#8A4ED5 #D54E55 #99D54E #4ED5CE
split-complementary
#8A4ED5 #D5CE4E #55D54E
monochromatic
#4F2088 #6B2CBA #8A4ED5 #AB7FE1 #CBB1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#8A4ED5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#8A4ED5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4ED5
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4ED5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4ED5 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006ED9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#146DD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6C8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4ed5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.199 300.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b183e3',
500: '#8a4ed5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4ed5; $custom-light: #b183e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4ed5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 78,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.667,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56138,
"c": 0.19898,
"h": 300.5
},
"luminance": 0.15656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4ED5
secondary
#C2DBA4
accent
#E5439D
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B15
muted
#807C84