#8A5AA4#8A5AA4

#8A5AA4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.122 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AA4
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(279, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 33.50, -32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 46.58, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0832 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.122 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8371, 15.3964, 36.9889)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AA4 #74A45A

analogous

#655AA4 #8A5AA4 #A45A99

triadic

#8A5AA4 #A48A5A #5AA48A

tetradic

#8A5AA4 #A4655A #74A45A #5A99A4

square

#8A5AA4 #A4655A #74A45A #5A99A4

split-complementary

#8A5AA4 #99A45A #5AA465

monochromatic

#472F55 #69447C #8A5AA4 #A681BA #C2A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8A5AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8A5AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AA4

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AA4	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.122 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8abf',
    500: '#8a5aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aa4;
$custom-light: #ad8abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 29.134,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54966,
    "c": 0.1224,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AA4

secondary

#A8BE9C

accent

#C56285

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AA4

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

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