#8A55CC#8A55CC

#8A55CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.179 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55CC
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 204)
HSL	hsl(267, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 45.85, -53.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 70.73, 310.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.0932 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.179 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6263, 16.2598, 58.9561)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55CC #97CC55

analogous

#555CCC #8A55CC #C655CC

triadic

#8A55CC #CC8A55 #55CC8A

tetradic

#8A55CC #CC555C #97CC55 #55CCC6

square

#8A55CC #CC555C #97CC55 #55CCC6

split-complementary

#8A55CC #CCC655 #5CCC55

monochromatic

#4E2680 #6B35AF #8A55CC #AA84DA #CBB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8A55CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8A55CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55CC

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55CC	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A6FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.179 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087dc',
    500: '#8a55cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55cc;
$custom-light: #b087dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.723,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56529,
    "c": 0.17872,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55CC

secondary

#C1D7A6

accent

#DD4B9C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55CC

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

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