#8A5AAF#8A5AAF

#8A5AAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.136 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AAF
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 175)
HSL	hsl(274, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 36.04, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 52.34, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.0848 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.136 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8738, 15.8110, 42.4486)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AAF #7FAF5A

analogous

#605AAF #8A5AAF #AF5AAA

triadic

#8A5AAF #AF8A5A #5AAF8A

tetradic

#8A5AAF #AF605A #7FAF5A #5AAAAF

square

#8A5AAF #AF605A #7FAF5A #5AAAAF

split-complementary

#8A5AAF #AAAF5A #5AAF60

monochromatic

#4B2F60 #6A4389 #8A5AAF #A783C3 #C4ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A5AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A5AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AAF

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AAF	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.136 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac7',
    500: '#8a5aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aaf;
$custom-light: #ae8ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.882,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5556,
    "c": 0.13578,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AAF

secondary

#B0C5A0

accent

#CB5D8D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AAF

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

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