#8A5AAE#8A5AAE

#8A5AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.135 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AAE
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 174)
HSL	hsl(274, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 48%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 35.80, -37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 51.81, 313.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.0847 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.135 309)
XYZ	xyz(21.7759, 15.7719, 41.9333)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AAE #7EAE5A

analogous

#605AAE #8A5AAE #AE5AA8

triadic

#8A5AAE #AE8A5A #5AAE8A

tetradic

#8A5AAE #AE605A #7EAE5A #5AA8AE

square

#8A5AAE #AE605A #7EAE5A #5AA8AE

split-complementary

#8A5AAE #A8AE5A #5AAE60

monochromatic

#4A2F5F #6A4388 #8A5AAE #A783C2 #C4ACD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A5AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8A5AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AAE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AAE	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.135 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac6',
    500: '#8a5aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aae;
$custom-light: #ae8ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 34.146,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55505,
    "c": 0.13456,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.15772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AAE

secondary

#AFC49F

accent

#CA5E8C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AAE

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

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