#8A5AA3#8A5AA3

#8A5AA3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.121 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AA3
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 163)
HSL	hsl(279, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 33.28, -31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 46.06, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.083 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.121 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7472, 15.3604, 36.5151)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AA3 #73A35A

analogous

#665AA3 #8A5AA3 #A35A98

triadic

#8A5AA3 #A38A5A #5AA38A

tetradic

#8A5AA3 #A3665A #73A35A #5A98A3

square

#8A5AA3 #A3665A #73A35A #5A98A3

split-complementary

#8A5AA3 #98A35A #5AA366

monochromatic

#472E54 #69447C #8A5AA3 #A681B9 #C2A8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8A5AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8A5AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AA3

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AA3	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586EA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.121 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8abe',
    500: '#8a5aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aa3;
$custom-light: #ad8abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.452,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54914,
    "c": 0.1212,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AA3

secondary

#A7BD9C

accent

#C56384

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AA3

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

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