#8A56AE#8A56AE

#8A56AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.141 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56AE
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(275, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 38.06, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 54.39, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.0904 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.141 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4476, 15.1152, 41.8239)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56AE #7AAE56

analogous

#5E56AE #8A56AE #AE56A6

triadic

#8A56AE #AE8A56 #56AE8A

tetradic

#8A56AE #AE5E56 #7AAE56 #56A6AE

square

#8A56AE #AE5E56 #7AAE56 #56A6AE

split-complementary

#8A56AE #A6AE56 #56AE5E

monochromatic

#492D5D #6A4086 #8A56AE #A77FC2 #C3A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8A56AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8A56AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56AE

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56AE	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85657A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.141 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87c6',
    500: '#8a56ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56ae;
$custom-light: #ae87c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.455,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54848,
    "c": 0.14131,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56AE

secondary

#ACC39C

accent

#CB5D8A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100B13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56AE

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

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