#8A55DA#8A55DA

#8A55DA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.195 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55DA
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 218)
HSL	hsl(264, 64%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(264, 61%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 61%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 49.38, -60.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 78.02, 309.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.0928 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.195 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.3815, 16.9619, 68.2001)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55DA #A5DA55

analogous

#5563DA #8A55DA #CD55DA

triadic

#8A55DA #DA8A55 #55DA8A

tetradic

#8A55DA #DA5563 #A5DA55 #55DACD

square

#8A55DA #DA5563 #A5DA55 #55DACD

split-complementary

#8A55DA #DACD55 #63DA55

monochromatic

#4F2094 #692BC7 #8A55DA #AD87E5 #CFBAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#8A55DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#8A55DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55DA

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55DA	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C71D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.195 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187e6',
    500: '#8a55da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55da;
$custom-light: #b187e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.91,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57472,
    "c": 0.19523,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55DA

secondary

#CBDFAB

accent

#E741A5

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55DA

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

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