#8A56C2#8A56C2

#8A56C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.165 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56C2
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 194)
HSL	hsl(269, 47%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 56%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 55.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 42.84, -48.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 64.88, 311.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0918 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.165 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5445, 15.9540, 52.8675)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56C2 #8EC256

analogous

#5658C2 #8A56C2 #C056C2

triadic

#8A56C2 #C28A56 #56C28A

tetradic

#8A56C2 #C25658 #8EC256 #56C2C0

square

#8A56C2 #C25658 #8EC256 #56C2C0

split-complementary

#8A56C2 #C2C056 #58C256

monochromatic

#4D2A74 #6B3AA1 #8A56C2 #A983D2 #C8B0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8A56C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A56C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56C2

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56C2	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.165 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d5',
    500: '#8a56c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56c2;
$custom-light: #af87d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.889,
    "s": 46.957,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56041,
    "c": 0.16529,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56C2

secondary

#BBD1A3

accent

#D75196

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56C2

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

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