#8A55DE#8A55DE

#8A55DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.200 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A55DE
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 222)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 50.40, -62.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 80.10, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.0926 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.2 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.9112, 17.1738, 70.9901)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A55DE #A9DE55

analogous

#5564DE #8A55DE #CF55DE

triadic

#8A55DE #DE8A55 #55DE8A

tetradic

#8A55DE #DE5564 #A9DE55 #55DECF

square

#8A55DE #DE5564 #A9DE55 #55DECF

split-complementary

#8A55DE #DECF55 #64DE55

monochromatic

#4E1E9B #6828CE #8A55DE #AD88E8 #D1BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#8A55DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#8A55DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A55DE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A55DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A55DE	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1072DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a55de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.200 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b187e9',
    500: '#8a55de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a55de;
$custom-light: #b187e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a55de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.212,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5775,
    "c": 0.19991,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A55DE

secondary

#CDE2AD

accent

#CF1688

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A55DE

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

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