#8A4FAD#8A4FAD

#8A4FAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.152 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4FAD
RGB	rgb(138, 79, 173)
HSL	hsl(278, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 41.70, -40.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 58.27, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1001 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.152 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8187, 14.0128, 41.1351)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4FAD #72AD4F

analogous

#5B4FAD #8A4FAD #AD4FA1

triadic

#8A4FAD #AD8A4F #4FAD8A

tetradic

#8A4FAD #AD5B4F #72AD4F #4FA1AD

square

#8A4FAD #AD5B4F #72AD4F #4FA1AD

split-complementary

#8A4FAD #A1AD4F #4FAD5B

monochromatic

#472959 #683C83 #8A4FAD #A678C1 #C2A2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A4FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A4FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4FAD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4FAD	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 79, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.152 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c6',
    500: '#8a4fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4fad;
$custom-light: #ae83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.66,
    "s": 37.302,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53692,
    "c": 0.15167,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4FAD

secondary

#A6C296

accent

#CD5B85

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4FAD

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

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