#8A51BA#8A51BA

#8A51BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.164 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51BA
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 186)
HSL	hsl(273, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 56.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 43.64, -46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 63.76, 313.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.0981 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.164 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2848, 14.8335, 48.1340)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51BA #81BA51

analogous

#5551BA #8A51BA #BA51B6

triadic

#8A51BA #BA8A51 #51BA8A

tetradic

#8A51BA #BA5551 #81BA51 #51B6BA

square

#8A51BA #BA5551 #81BA51 #51B6BA

split-complementary

#8A51BA #B6BA51 #51BA55

monochromatic

#4B2968 #6B3A93 #8A51BA #A77DCB #C5A9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8A51BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8A51BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51BA

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51BA	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C69BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82657E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.164 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84cf',
    500: '#8a51ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51ba;
$custom-light: #af84cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54781,
    "c": 0.16356,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51BA

secondary

#B1CA9D

accent

#D3558E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51BA

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

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