#8A55BE#8A55BE

#8A55BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.162 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55BE
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 42.41, -47.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 63.39, 311.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.093 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.162 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.0220, 15.6181, 50.5070)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55BE #89BE55

analogous

#5655BE #8A55BE #BE55BE

triadic

#8A55BE #BE8A55 #55BE8A

tetradic

#8A55BE #BE5655 #89BE55 #55BEBE

square

#8A55BE #BE5655 #89BE55 #55BEBE

split-complementary

#8A55BE #BEBE55 #55BE56

monochromatic

#4D2A6E #6B3B9B #8A55BE #A881CF #C7AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8A55BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8A55BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55BE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55BE	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.162 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d2',
    500: '#8a55be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55be;
$custom-light: #af87d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.286,
    "s": 44.681,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55638,
    "c": 0.16206,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.15618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55BE

secondary

#B7CEA1

accent

#D45393

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55BE

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

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