#8A4ED6#8A4ED6

#8A4ED6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.200 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ED6
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 214)
HSL	hsl(266, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 52.03, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 79.99, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.101 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.2 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3403, 15.7069, 65.3020)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ED6 #9AD64E

analogous

#4E56D6 #8A4ED6 #CE4ED6

triadic

#8A4ED6 #D68A4E #4ED68A

tetradic

#8A4ED6 #D64E56 #9AD64E #4ED6CE

square

#8A4ED6 #D64E56 #9AD64E #4ED6CE

split-complementary

#8A4ED6 #D6CE4E #56D64E

monochromatic

#4F208A #6B2BBB #8A4ED6 #AB80E2 #CCB1ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8A4ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8A4ED6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ED6

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ED6	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#116DD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.200 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183e3',
    500: '#8a4ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ed6;
$custom-light: #b183e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.471,
    "s": 62.385,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56209,
    "c": 0.20012,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ED6

secondary

#C3DBA4

accent

#E5429D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ED6

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