#8A52AA#8A52AA

#8A52AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.143 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A52AA
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 170)
HSL	hsl(278, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 51.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 39.37, -38.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 54.85, 315.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.0957 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.143 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.7529, 14.3406, 39.6972)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A52AA #72AA52

analogous

#5E52AA #8A52AA #AA529E

triadic

#8A52AA #AA8A52 #52AA8A

tetradic

#8A52AA #AA5E52 #72AA52 #529EAA

square

#8A52AA #AA5E52 #72AA52 #529EAA

split-complementary

#8A52AA #9EAA52 #52AA5E

monochromatic

#472A57 #683E81 #8A52AA #A67ABF #C2A4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8A52AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A52AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A52AA

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A52AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A52AA	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C67AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a52aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.143 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84c4',
    500: '#8a52aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a52aa;
$custom-light: #ae84c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a52aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 34.921,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53983,
    "c": 0.14327,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A52AA

secondary

#A6C098

accent

#CB5D85

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A52AA

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

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