#8A55C5#8A55C5

#8A55C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.170 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55C5
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 197)
HSL	hsl(268, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 57%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 56.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 44.12, -50.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 67.06, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.0932 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.17 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8055, 15.9315, 54.6335)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55C5 #90C555

analogous

#5558C5 #8A55C5 #C255C5

triadic

#8A55C5 #C58A55 #55C58A

tetradic

#8A55C5 #C55558 #90C555 #55C5C2

square

#8A55C5 #C55558 #90C555 #55C5C2

split-complementary

#8A55C5 #C5C255 #58C555

monochromatic

#4E2977 #6B38A5 #8A55C5 #A983D5 #C9B0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8A55C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A55C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55C5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55C5	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.170 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d7',
    500: '#8a55c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55c5;
$custom-light: #af87d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.393,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56077,
    "c": 0.17041,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55C5

secondary

#BCD2A3

accent

#D94F98

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55C5

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

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