#8A55DB#8A55DB

#8A55DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.196 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55DB
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 219)
HSL	hsl(264, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(264, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 49.63, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 78.54, 309.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.0928 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.196 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.5127, 17.0144, 68.8914)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55DB #A6DB55

analogous

#5563DB #8A55DB #CD55DB

triadic

#8A55DB #DB8A55 #55DB8A

tetradic

#8A55DB #DB5563 #A6DB55 #55DBCD

square

#8A55DB #DB5563 #A6DB55 #55DBCD

split-complementary

#8A55DB #DBCD55 #63DB55

monochromatic

#4E2096 #692AC8 #8A55DB #AD88E6 #D0BAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8A55DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8A55DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55DB

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55DB	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A71D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.196 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187e7',
    500: '#8a55db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55db;
$custom-light: #b187e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.731,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57541,
    "c": 0.1964,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55DB

secondary

#CBE0AC

accent

#E840A5

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55DB

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

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