#8A55CB#8A55CB

#8A55CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.178 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55CB
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(267, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 45.60, -53.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 70.20, 310.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.0932 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.178 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5067, 16.2120, 58.3265)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55CB #96CB55

analogous

#555BCB #8A55CB #C555CB

triadic

#8A55CB #CB8A55 #55CB8A

tetradic

#8A55CB #CB555B #96CB55 #55CBC5

square

#8A55CB #CB555B #96CB55 #55CBC5

split-complementary

#8A55CB #CBC555 #5BCB55

monochromatic

#4E277F #6B35AE #8A55CB #AA84D9 #CBB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8A55CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8A55CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55CB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55CB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D6FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3570C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.178 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087db',
    500: '#8a55cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55cb;
$custom-light: #b087db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.949,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56464,
    "c": 0.17754,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55CB

secondary

#C0D6A6

accent

#DD4B9B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55CB

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

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