#8A56C3#8A56C3

#8A56C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.166 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56C3
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 195)
HSL	hsl(269, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 56%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 55.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 43.08, -49.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 65.40, 311.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.0919 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.166 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6571, 15.9990, 53.4610)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56C3 #8FC356

analogous

#5658C3 #8A56C3 #C056C3

triadic

#8A56C3 #C38A56 #56C38A

tetradic

#8A56C3 #C35658 #8FC356 #56C3C0

square

#8A56C3 #C35658 #8FC356 #56C3C0

split-complementary

#8A56C3 #C3C056 #58C356

monochromatic

#4E2A75 #6C3AA2 #8A56C3 #A983D3 #C9B0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A56C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A56C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56C3

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56C3	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.166 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af87d6',
    500: '#8a56c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56c3;
$custom-light: #af87d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.624,
    "s": 47.598,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56104,
    "c": 0.16649,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56C3

secondary

#BBD1A4

accent

#D75197

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56C3

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

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