#8A55D3#8A55D3
#8A55D3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.187 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A55D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 85, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.76, 47.61, -57.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.76, 74.38, 309.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.99% 0.0931 -0.1622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.99% 0.187 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4847, 16.6032, 63.4775) |
| Luminance | 0.1660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.70
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.32
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.70
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.72
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.24
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A55D3 #9ED355
analogous
#555FD3 #8A55D3 #C955D3
triadic
#8A55D3 #D38A55 #55D38A
tetradic
#8A55D3 #D3555F #9ED355 #55D3C9
square
#8A55D3 #D3555F #9ED355 #55D3C9
split-complementary
#8A55D3 #D3C955 #5FD355
monochromatic
#4F248A #6A30BB #8A55D3 #AB86E0 #CDB6EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#8A55D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#8A55D3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A55D3
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A55D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A55D3 | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0371D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A70D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A708C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a55d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.187 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b187e1',
500: '#8a55d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a55d3; $custom-light: #b187e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a55d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 85,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.238,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56994,
"c": 0.187,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.16603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A55D3
secondary
#C6DBA9
accent
#E246A0
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83