#8A55AF#8A55AF

#8A55AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.144 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55AF
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(275, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 38.85, -39.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 55.54, 314.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.0919 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.144 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4661, 14.9958, 42.3128)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55AF #7AAF55

analogous

#5D55AF #8A55AF #AF55A7

triadic

#8A55AF #AF8A55 #55AF8A

tetradic

#8A55AF #AF5D55 #7AAF55 #55A7AF

square

#8A55AF #AF5D55 #7AAF55 #55A7AF

split-complementary

#8A55AF #A7AF55 #55AF5D

monochromatic

#492C5E #6A4087 #8A55AF #A77FC3 #C3A8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8A55AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A55AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55AF

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55AF	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D6AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.144 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae86c7',
    500: '#8a55af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55af;
$custom-light: #ae86c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54745,
    "c": 0.14416,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55AF

secondary

#ACC49C

accent

#CC5C8A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55AF

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

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