#8A52AE#8A52AE

#8A52AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.148 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A52AE
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 174)
HSL	hsl(277, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 40.28, -40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 56.92, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.096 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.148 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1371, 14.4942, 41.7204)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A52AE #76AE52

analogous

#5C52AE #8A52AE #AE52A4

triadic

#8A52AE #AE8A52 #52AE8A

tetradic

#8A52AE #AE5C52 #76AE52 #52A4AE

square

#8A52AE #AE5C52 #76AE52 #52A4AE

split-complementary

#8A52AE #A4AE52 #52AE5C

monochromatic

#482B5B #693E85 #8A52AE #A67CC2 #C2A5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8A52AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A52AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A52AE

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A52AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A52AE	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3968B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a52ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.148 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84c6',
    500: '#8a52ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a52ae;
$custom-light: #ae84c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a52ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54213,
    "c": 0.14793,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A52AE

secondary

#A9C299

accent

#CC5C88

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A52AE

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

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