#8A4ED8#8A4ED8

#8A4ED8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.202 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4ED8
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 216)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 52.53, -61.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 81.01, 310.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1009 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.202 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.5973, 15.8097, 66.6554)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4ED8 #9CD84E

analogous

#4E57D8 #8A4ED8 #CF4ED8

triadic

#8A4ED8 #D88A4E #4ED88A

tetradic

#8A4ED8 #D84E57 #9CD84E #4ED8CF

square

#8A4ED8 #D84E57 #9CD84E #4ED8CF

split-complementary

#8A4ED8 #D8CF4E #57D84E

monochromatic

#4F1F8D #6B2ABF #8A4ED8 #AB80E3 #CCB2EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A4ED8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A4ED8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4ED8

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4ED8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4ED8	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#086ED5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ed8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.202 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183e5',
    500: '#8a4ed8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ed8;
$custom-light: #b183e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ed8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 63.889,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5635,
    "c": 0.20238,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4ED8

secondary

#C5DDA5

accent

#E7419F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4ED8

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

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