#8A51AF#8A51AF

#8A51AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.151 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51AF
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(276, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 41.06, -41.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 58.06, 315.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.0975 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.151 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1601, 14.3837, 42.2108)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51AF #76AF51

analogous

#5B51AF #8A51AF #AF51A5

triadic

#8A51AF #AF8A51 #51AF8A

tetradic

#8A51AF #AF5B51 #76AF51 #51A5AF

square

#8A51AF #AF5B51 #76AF51 #51A5AF

split-complementary

#8A51AF #A5AF51 #51AF5B

monochromatic

#482A5C #693D85 #8A51AF #A67BC2 #C2A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A51AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A51AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51AF

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51AF	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3667B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.151 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84c7',
    500: '#8a51af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51af;
$custom-light: #ae84c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.383,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54116,
    "c": 0.15074,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51AF

secondary

#A9C399

accent

#CD5B88

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51AF

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

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