#8A53A7#8A53A7

#8A53A7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.138 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A53A7
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 167)
HSL	hsl(279, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 38.13, -36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 52.67, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.0939 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.138 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5484, 14.3803, 38.2449)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A53A7 #70A753

analogous

#6053A7 #8A53A7 #A7539A

triadic

#8A53A7 #A78A53 #53A78A

tetradic

#8A53A7 #A76053 #70A753 #539AA7

square

#8A53A7 #A76053 #70A753 #539AA7

split-complementary

#8A53A7 #9AA753 #53A760

monochromatic

#462A55 #683F7E #8A53A7 #A67ABD #C1A3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A53A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A53A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A53A7

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A53A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A53A7	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)

#4067AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a53a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.138 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae85c1',
    500: '#8a53a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a53a7;
$custom-light: #ae85c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a53a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.286,
    "s": 33.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53973,
    "c": 0.13809,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A53A7

secondary

#A5BF97

accent

#CA5E83

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A53A7

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

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