#8A53AE#8A53AE

#8A53AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.146 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A53AE
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 174)
HSL	hsl(276, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 39.73, -39.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 56.29, 314.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.0946 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.146 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2131, 14.6462, 41.7457)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A53AE #77AE53

analogous

#5D53AE #8A53AE #AE53A4

triadic

#8A53AE #AE8A53 #53AE8A

tetradic

#8A53AE #AE5D53 #77AE53 #53A4AE

square

#8A53AE #AE5D53 #77AE53 #53A4AE

split-complementary

#8A53AE #A4AE53 #53AE5D

monochromatic

#482B5C #693F85 #8A53AE #A67DC2 #C3A6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8A53AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8A53AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A53AE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A53AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A53AE	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)

#3B68B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a53ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.146 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae85c6',
    500: '#8a53ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a53ae;
$custom-light: #ae85c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a53ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.264,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5437,
    "c": 0.14629,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A53AE

secondary

#AAC39A

accent

#CC5C88

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A53AE

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

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