#8A4FAF#8A4FAF

#8A4FAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.154 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4FAF
RGB	rgb(138, 79, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 42.15, -41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 59.29, 315.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1002 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.154 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0136, 14.0908, 42.1619)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4FAF #74AF4F

analogous

#5A4FAF #8A4FAF #AF4FA4

triadic

#8A4FAF #AF8A4F #4FAF8A

tetradic

#8A4FAF #AF5A4F #74AF4F #4FA4AF

square

#8A4FAF #AF5A4F #74AF4F #4FA4AF

split-complementary

#8A4FAF #A4AF4F #4FAF5A

monochromatic

#47295B #693C85 #8A4FAF #A679C2 #C2A3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8A4FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8A4FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4FAF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4FAF	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 79, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.154 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83c7',
    500: '#8a4faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4faf;
$custom-light: #af83c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.875,
    "s": 37.795,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5381,
    "c": 0.15397,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4FAF

secondary

#A8C397

accent

#CE5A87

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4FAF

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

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