#8A52B2#8A52B2

#8A52B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.153 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A52B2
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 178)
HSL	hsl(275, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 53.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 41.21, -42.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 58.99, 314.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.0964 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.153 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5329, 14.6525, 43.8047)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A52B2 #7AB252

analogous

#5A52B2 #8A52B2 #B252AA

triadic

#8A52B2 #B28A52 #52B28A

tetradic

#8A52B2 #B25A52 #7AB252 #52AAB2

square

#8A52B2 #B25A52 #7AB252 #52AAB2

split-complementary

#8A52B2 #AAB252 #52B25A

monochromatic

#492A5F #6A3D8A #8A52B2 #A77CC5 #C3A7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8A52B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8A52B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A52B2

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A52B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A52B2	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3668B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85637A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a52b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.153 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af85c9',
    500: '#8a52b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a52b2;
$custom-light: #af85c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a52b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 38.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54448,
    "c": 0.15262,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A52B2

secondary

#ACC59B

accent

#CE598A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A52B2

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

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