#8A5AA7#8A5AA7

#8A5AA7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.126 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AA7
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 167)
HSL	hsl(277, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 46.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 34.19, -33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 48.14, 315.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.0837 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.126 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1112, 15.5060, 38.4326)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AA7 #77A75A

analogous

#635AA7 #8A5AA7 #A75A9D

triadic

#8A5AA7 #A78A5A #5AA78A

tetradic

#8A5AA7 #A7635A #77A75A #5A9DA7

square

#8A5AA7 #A7635A #77A75A #5A9DA7

split-complementary

#8A5AA7 #9DA75A #5AA763

monochromatic

#482F58 #694480 #8A5AA7 #A682BC #C3AAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8A5AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8A5AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AA7

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AA7	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496BAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.126 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac1',
    500: '#8a5aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aa7;
$custom-light: #ae8ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.403,
    "s": 30.435,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55125,
    "c": 0.12603,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AA7

secondary

#AAC09D

accent

#C76187

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AA7

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

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