#8A57BD#8A57BD

#8A57BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.158 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A57BD
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 54%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 41.07, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 61.63, 311.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.0903 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.158 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0728, 15.8939, 49.9866)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A57BD #8ABD57

analogous

#5757BD #8A57BD #BD57BD

triadic

#8A57BD #BD8A57 #57BD8A

tetradic

#8A57BD #BD5757 #8ABD57 #57BDBD

square

#8A57BD #BD5757 #8ABD57 #57BDBD

split-complementary

#8A57BD #BDBD57 #57BD57

monochromatic

#4D2B6E #6B3D9A #8A57BD #A983CE #C7AFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8A57BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8A57BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A57BD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A57BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A57BD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#346EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a57bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.158 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88d1',
    500: '#8a57bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a57bd;
$custom-light: #af88d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a57bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55889,
    "c": 0.15772,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A57BD

secondary

#B8CEA2

accent

#D35494

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A57BD

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

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