#8A56BF#8A56BF

#8A56BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.162 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56BF
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 42.10, -47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 63.30, 311.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.0917 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.162 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2109, 15.8205, 51.1110)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56BF #8BBF56

analogous

#5657BF #8A56BF #BE56BF

triadic

#8A56BF #BF8A56 #56BF8A

tetradic

#8A56BF #BF5657 #8BBF56 #56BFBE

square

#8A56BF #BF5657 #8BBF56 #56BFBE

split-complementary

#8A56BF #BFBE56 #57BF56

monochromatic

#4D2A70 #6B3B9D #8A56BF #A982D0 #C7AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8A56BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A56BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56BF

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56BF	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.162 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d3',
    500: '#8a56bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56bf;
$custom-light: #af87d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.714,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55855,
    "c": 0.1617,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56BF

secondary

#B9CFA2

accent

#D55395

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56BF

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

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