#8A55BA#8A55BA

#8A55BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.157 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55BA
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 186)
HSL	hsl(271, 42%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 54.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 41.45, -45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 61.30, 312.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0928 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.157 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5908, 15.4456, 48.2360)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55BA #85BA55

analogous

#5755BA #8A55BA #BA55B7

triadic

#8A55BA #BA8A55 #55BA8A

tetradic

#8A55BA #BA5755 #85BA55 #55B7BA

square

#8A55BA #BA5755 #85BA55 #55B7BA

split-complementary

#8A55BA #B7BA55 #55BA57

monochromatic

#4C2B6A #6B3D95 #8A55BA #A881CC #C6ACDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#8A55BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8A55BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55BA

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55BA	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#346CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82687F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.157 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87cf',
    500: '#8a55ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55ba;
$custom-light: #af87cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.485,
    "s": 42.259,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55394,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55BA

secondary

#B4CBA0

accent

#D25691

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55BA

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

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