#8A55D0#8A55D0

#8A55D0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.183 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55D0
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 208)
HSL	hsl(266, 57%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 59%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 59.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 46.85, -55.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 72.82, 310.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.0932 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.183 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.1122, 16.4542, 61.5152)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55D0 #9BD055

analogous

#555DD0 #8A55D0 #C855D0

triadic

#8A55D0 #D08A55 #55D08A

tetradic

#8A55D0 #D0555D #9BD055 #55D0C8

square

#8A55D0 #D0555D #9BD055 #55D0C8

split-complementary

#8A55D0 #D0C855 #5DD055

monochromatic

#4F2586 #6B32B6 #8A55D0 #AB85DD #CCB5EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#8A55D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8A55D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55D0

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55D0	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1070D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E70CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.183 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087df',
    500: '#8a55d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55d0;
$custom-light: #b087df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.854,
    "s": 56.682,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56793,
    "c": 0.18346,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55D0

secondary

#C4D9A8

accent

#E0489E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55D0

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

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