#8A5AAA#8A5AAA

#8A5AAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.130 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AAA
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 170)
HSL	hsl(276, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 47%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 34.87, -35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 49.71, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.0842 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.13 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3918, 15.6182, 39.9101)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AAA #7AAA5A

analogous

#625AAA #8A5AAA #AA5AA2

triadic

#8A5AAA #AA8A5A #5AAA8A

tetradic

#8A5AAA #AA625A #7AAA5A #5AA2AA

square

#8A5AAA #AA625A #7AAA5A #5AA2AA

split-complementary

#8A5AAA #A2AA5A #5AAA62

monochromatic

#492F5B #6A4483 #8A5AAA #A782BF #C3ABD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8A5AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8A5AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AAA

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AAA	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.130 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac3',
    500: '#8a5aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aaa;
$custom-light: #ae8ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55286,
    "c": 0.12968,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AAA

secondary

#ACC29E

accent

#C86089

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AAA

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

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