#8A55CD#8A55CD

#8A55CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.180 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55CD
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 46.10, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 71.25, 310.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.0932 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.18 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7466, 16.3079, 59.5898)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55CD #98CD55

analogous

#555CCD #8A55CD #C655CD

triadic

#8A55CD #CD8A55 #55CD8A

tetradic

#8A55CD #CD555C #98CD55 #55CDC6

square

#8A55CD #CD555C #98CD55 #55CDC6

split-complementary

#8A55CD #CDC655 #5CCD55

monochromatic

#4E2682 #6B34B1 #8A55CD #AB84DB #CBB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#8A55CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#8A55CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55CD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55CD	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1870D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3270CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.180 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087dd',
    500: '#8a55cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55cd;
$custom-light: #b087dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56595,
    "c": 0.17991,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55CD

secondary

#C2D7A6

accent

#DE4A9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55CD

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

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