#8A59AF#8A59AF

#8A59AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.137 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59AF
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 175)
HSL	hsl(274, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 49.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 36.60, -38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 52.99, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0863 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.137 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7900, 15.6435, 42.4207)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59AF #7EAF59

analogous

#5F59AF #8A59AF #AF59A9

triadic

#8A59AF #AF8A59 #59AF8A

tetradic

#8A59AF #AF5F59 #7EAF59 #59A9AF

square

#8A59AF #AF5F59 #7EAF59 #59A9AF

split-complementary

#8A59AF #A9AF59 #59AF5F

monochromatic

#4A2E60 #6A4289 #8A59AF #A782C3 #C4ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8A59AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8A59AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59AF

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59AF	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85677C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.137 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae89c7',
    500: '#8a59af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59af;
$custom-light: #ae89c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.186,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55394,
    "c": 0.13747,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59AF

secondary

#AFC59F

accent

#CB5D8C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59AF

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

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