#8A56AF#8A56AF

#8A56AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.142 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56AF
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 175)
HSL	hsl(275, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 38.29, -39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 54.91, 314.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.0905 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.143 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5454, 15.1543, 42.3392)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56AF #7BAF56

analogous

#5D56AF #8A56AF #AF56A7

triadic

#8A56AF #AF8A56 #56AF8A

tetradic

#8A56AF #AF5D56 #7BAF56 #56A7AF

square

#8A56AF #AF5D56 #7BAF56 #56A7AF

split-complementary

#8A56AF #A7AF56 #56AF5D

monochromatic

#492D5E #6A4088 #8A56AF #A780C3 #C4A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#8A56AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8A56AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56AF

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56AF	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85657A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.142 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87c7',
    500: '#8a56af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56af;
$custom-light: #ae87c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.056,
    "s": 35.743,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54905,
    "c": 0.1425,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56AF

secondary

#ADC49D

accent

#CC5C8A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100B13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56AF

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

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