#8A55A2#8A55A2

#8A55A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.129 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55A2
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 162)
HSL	hsl(281, 31%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 35.89, -33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 48.82, 317.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.0903 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.129 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2503, 14.5094, 35.9093)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55A2 #6DA255

analogous

#6355A2 #8A55A2 #A25593

triadic

#8A55A2 #A28A55 #55A28A

tetradic

#8A55A2 #A26355 #6DA255 #5593A2

square

#8A55A2 #A26355 #6DA255 #5593A2

split-complementary

#8A55A2 #93A255 #55A263

monochromatic

#462B52 #68407A #8A55A2 #A67BBA #C1A3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8A55A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A55A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55A2

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55A2	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4567A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.129 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae86be',
    500: '#8a55a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55a2;
$custom-light: #ae86be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.299,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54025,
    "c": 0.1288,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55A2

secondary

#A2BC97

accent

#C76081

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55A2

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

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