#8A57BE#8A57BE

#8A57BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.159 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A57BE
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 54.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 41.31, -46.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 62.15, 311.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.0904 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.159 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1817, 15.9375, 50.5602)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A57BE #8BBE57

analogous

#5758BE #8A57BE #BE57BE

triadic

#8A57BE #BE8A57 #57BE8A

tetradic

#8A57BE #BE5758 #8BBE57 #57BEBE

square

#8A57BE #BE5758 #8BBE57 #57BEBE

split-complementary

#8A57BE #BEBE57 #58BE57

monochromatic

#4D2B6F #6B3C9C #8A57BE #A983CF #C7AFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8A57BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A57BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A57BE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A57BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A57BE	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#336EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a57be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.159 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88d2',
    500: '#8a57be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a57be;
$custom-light: #af88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a57be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.709,
    "s": 44.206,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5595,
    "c": 0.15893,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A57BE

secondary

#B9CEA3

accent

#D45495

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A57BE

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

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