#8A4EEE#8A4EEE

#8A4EEE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.227 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4EEE
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 238)
HSL	hsl(263, 82%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 67.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 58.07, -71.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 92.18, 309.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.0983 -0.2046)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.227 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.6341, 17.0244, 82.6497)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4EEE #B2EE4E

analogous

#4E62EE #8A4EEE #DA4EEE

triadic

#8A4EEE #EE8A4E #4EEE8A

tetradic

#8A4EEE #EE4E62 #B2EE4E #4EEEDA

square

#8A4EEE #EE4E62 #B2EE4E #4EEEDA

split-complementary

#8A4EEE #EEDA4E #62EE4E

monochromatic

#4D11B1 #6516E8 #8A4EEE #AF86F3 #D4BEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8A4EEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8A4EEE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4EEE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4EEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4EEE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4eee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.227 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b384f5',
    500: '#8a4eee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4eee;
$custom-light: #b384f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4eee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 82.474,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5797,
    "c": 0.227,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4EEE

secondary

#D3E9AE

accent

#DF078E

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6EFFE

border

#D0CAD6

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4EEE

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

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