#8A51AA#8A51AA

#8A51AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.145 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51AA
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 170)
HSL	hsl(278, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 39.92, -38.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 55.48, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.0971 -0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.145 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.6781, 14.1909, 39.6722)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51AA #71AA51

analogous

#5E51AA #8A51AA #AA519E

triadic

#8A51AA #AA8A51 #51AA8A

tetradic

#8A51AA #AA5E51 #71AA51 #519EAA

square

#8A51AA #AA5E51 #71AA51 #519EAA

split-complementary

#8A51AA #9EAA51 #51AA5E

monochromatic

#472A57 #683D81 #8A51AA #A679BF #C2A2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8A51AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8A51AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51AA

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51AA	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A66AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.145 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84c4',
    500: '#8a51aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51aa;
$custom-light: #ae84c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.427,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53826,
    "c": 0.14493,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.1419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51AA

secondary

#A6C097

accent

#CB5C84

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51AA

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

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