#8A56AA#8A56AA

#8A56AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.137 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56AA
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 170)
HSL	hsl(277, 33%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 49%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 49.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 37.14, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 52.30, 315.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.09 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.137 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0634, 14.9615, 39.8007)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56AA #76AA56

analogous

#6056AA #8A56AA #AA56A0

triadic

#8A56AA #AA8A56 #56AA8A

tetradic

#8A56AA #AA6056 #76AA56 #56A0AA

square

#8A56AA #AA6056 #76AA56 #56A0AA

split-complementary

#8A56AA #A0AA56 #56AA60

monochromatic

#482D59 #694182 #8A56AA #A67FBE #C2A7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8A56AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8A56AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56AA

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56AA	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4269AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.137 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87c3',
    500: '#8a56aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56aa;
$custom-light: #ae87c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 33.071,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54624,
    "c": 0.13653,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56AA

secondary

#A9C19B

accent

#C95F87

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56AA

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

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