#8A57AF#8A57AF

#8A57AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.141 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A57AF
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 175)
HSL	hsl(275, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 50%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 37.73, -39.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 54.27, 314.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.0891 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.141 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6258, 15.3151, 42.3660)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A57AF #7CAF57

analogous

#5E57AF #8A57AF #AF57A8

triadic

#8A57AF #AF8A57 #57AF8A

tetradic

#8A57AF #AF5E57 #7CAF57 #57A8AF

square

#8A57AF #AF5E57 #7CAF57 #57A8AF

split-complementary

#8A57AF #A8AF57 #57AF5E

monochromatic

#4A2D5F #6A4188 #8A57AF #A780C3 #C4AAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8A57AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8A57AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A57AF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A57AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A57AF	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a57af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.141 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88c7',
    500: '#8a57af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a57af;
$custom-light: #ae88c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a57af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.773,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55067,
    "c": 0.14083,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A57AF

secondary

#AEC49E

accent

#CC5C8B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100B13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A57AF

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

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