#8A55C7#8A55C7
#8A55C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.173 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A55C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 85, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 57.3%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 44.61, -51.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 68.11, 310.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.21% 0.0932 -0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.21% 0.173 302.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0362, 16.0238, 55.8484) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.16
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.61
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.25
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.73
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.25
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A55C7 #92C755
analogous
#5559C7 #8A55C7 #C355C7
triadic
#8A55C7 #C78A55 #55C78A
tetradic
#8A55C7 #C75559 #92C755 #55C7C3
square
#8A55C7 #C75559 #92C755 #55C7C3
split-complementary
#8A55C7 #C7C355 #59C755
monochromatic
#4E287A #6B37A8 #8A55C7 #AA83D6 #C9B1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8A55C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#8A55C7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A55C7
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A55C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A55C7 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#246ECB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#396FC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a55c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.173 302.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b087d9',
500: '#8a55c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a55c7; $custom-light: #b087d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a55c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 85,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.895,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56205,
"c": 0.17278,
"h": 302.7
},
"luminance": 0.16024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A55C7
secondary
#BED4A4
accent
#DA4E99
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83