#8A55C0#8A55C0

#8A55C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.164 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55C0
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 192)
HSL	hsl(270, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 55.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 42.90, -48.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 64.44, 311.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.0931 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.164 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2421, 15.7061, 51.6661)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55C0 #8BC055

analogous

#5556C0 #8A55C0 #C055C0

triadic

#8A55C0 #C08A55 #55C08A

tetradic

#8A55C0 #C05556 #8BC055 #55C0C0

square

#8A55C0 #C05556 #8BC055 #55C0C0

split-complementary

#8A55C0 #C0C055 #56C055

monochromatic

#4D2A71 #6B3A9D #8A55C0 #A982D1 #C7AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8A55C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8A55C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55C0

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55C0	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.164 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d3',
    500: '#8a55c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55c0;
$custom-light: #af87d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.72,
    "s": 45.923,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55762,
    "c": 0.16444,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55C0

secondary

#B9CFA2

accent

#D65295

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55C0

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

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