#8A55AA#8A55AA

#8A55AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.138 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55AA
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 170)
HSL	hsl(277, 33%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 37.70, -37.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 52.94, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.0914 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.138 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9841, 14.8030, 39.7742)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55AA #75AA55

analogous

#6055AA #8A55AA #AA559F

triadic

#8A55AA #AA8A55 #55AA8A

tetradic

#8A55AA #AA6055 #75AA55 #559FAA

square

#8A55AA #AA6055 #75AA55 #559FAA

split-complementary

#8A55AA #9FAA55 #55AA60

monochromatic

#482C58 #694181 #8A55AA #A67EBE #C2A7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8A55AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8A55AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55AA

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55AA	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4069AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.138 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae86c3',
    500: '#8a55aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55aa;
$custom-light: #ae86c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.412,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54462,
    "c": 0.13822,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55AA

secondary

#A9C09A

accent

#C95E87

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55AA

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

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