#8A53B8#8A53B8

#8A53B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.158 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A53B8
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 184)
HSL	hsl(273, 42%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 55%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 54.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 42.07, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 61.49, 313.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.0954 -0.1261)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.158 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2244, 15.0507, 47.0724)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A53B8 #81B853

analogous

#5753B8 #8A53B8 #B853B4

triadic

#8A53B8 #B88A53 #53B88A

tetradic

#8A53B8 #B85753 #81B853 #53B4B8

square

#8A53B8 #B85753 #81B853 #53B4B8

split-complementary

#8A53B8 #B4B853 #53B857

monochromatic

#4B2A66 #6B3C92 #8A53B8 #A77ECA #C5AADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A53B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8A53B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A53B8

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A53B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A53B8	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83657D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a53b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.158 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af85ce',
    500: '#8a53b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a53b8;
$custom-light: #af85ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a53b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.673,
    "s": 41.564,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54963,
    "c": 0.15807,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A53B8

secondary

#B1C99D

accent

#D1568E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A53B8

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

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