#8A55BD#8A55BD

#8A55BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.161 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55BD
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(271, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 42.17, -46.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 62.87, 312.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.093 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.161 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9131, 15.5745, 49.9333)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55BD #88BD55

analogous

#5655BD #8A55BD #BD55BC

triadic

#8A55BD #BD8A55 #55BD8A

tetradic

#8A55BD #BD5655 #88BD55 #55BCBD

square

#8A55BD #BD5655 #88BD55 #55BCBD

split-complementary

#8A55BD #BCBD55 #55BD56

monochromatic

#4C2A6D #6B3C99 #8A55BD #A881CE #C7ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8A55BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8A55BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55BD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55BD	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.161 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d1',
    500: '#8a55bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55bd;
$custom-light: #af87d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.577,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55577,
    "c": 0.16086,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55BD

secondary

#B6CDA1

accent

#D45493

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55BD

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

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