#8A55BF#8A55BF

#8A55BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.163 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55BF
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 42.65, -47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 63.92, 311.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.093 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.163 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.1317, 15.6620, 51.0846)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55BF #8ABF55

analogous

#5555BF #8A55BF #BF55BF

triadic

#8A55BF #BF8A55 #55BF8A

tetradic

#8A55BF #BF5555 #8ABF55 #55BFBF

square

#8A55BF #BF5555 #8ABF55 #55BFBF

split-complementary

#8A55BF #BFBF55 #55BF55

monochromatic

#4D2A70 #6B3B9C #8A55BF #A981D0 #C7AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#8A55BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8A55BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55BF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55BF	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.163 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d3',
    500: '#8a55bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55bf;
$custom-light: #af87d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.557,
    "c": 0.16326,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55BF

secondary

#B8CEA1

accent

#D55394

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55BF

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

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