#8A53AA#8A53AA

#8A53AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.142 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A53AA
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 170)
HSL	hsl(278, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 38.81, -37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 54.22, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.0942 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.142 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8289, 14.4925, 39.7225)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A53AA #73AA53

analogous

#5F53AA #8A53AA #AA539F

triadic

#8A53AA #AA8A53 #53AA8A

tetradic

#8A53AA #AA5F53 #73AA53 #539FAA

square

#8A53AA #AA5F53 #73AA53 #539FAA

split-complementary

#8A53AA #9FAA53 #53AA5F

monochromatic

#472B58 #693F81 #8A53AA #A67BBF #C2A5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8A53AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A53AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A53AA

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A53AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A53AA	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)

#3D67AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a53aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.142 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae85c4',
    500: '#8a53aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a53aa;
$custom-light: #ae85c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a53aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.931,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54141,
    "c": 0.1416,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A53AA

secondary

#A7C099

accent

#CA5D85

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A53AA

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

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