#8A4FAE#8A4FAE

#8A4FAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.153 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4FAE
RGB	rgb(138, 79, 174)
HSL	hsl(277, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 54.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 41.92, -41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 58.78, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1002 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.153 311)
XYZ	xyz(20.9158, 14.0517, 41.6466)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4FAE #73AE4F

analogous

#5B4FAE #8A4FAE #AE4FA3

triadic

#8A4FAE #AE8A4F #4FAE8A

tetradic

#8A4FAE #AE5B4F #73AE4F #4FA3AE

square

#8A4FAE #AE5B4F #73AE4F #4FA3AE

split-complementary

#8A4FAE #A3AE4F #4FAE5B

monochromatic

#47295A #693C84 #8A4FAE #A678C2 #C2A2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8A4FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A4FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4FAE

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4FAE	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3466B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 79, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.153 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c6',
    500: '#8a4fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4fae;
$custom-light: #ae83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.263,
    "s": 37.549,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53751,
    "c": 0.15282,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.14051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4FAE

secondary

#A7C297

accent

#CE5A86

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4FAE

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

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