#8A5AB1#8A5AB1

#8A5AB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.138 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AB1
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 177)
HSL	hsl(273, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 49.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 36.51, -38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 53.39, 313.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% 0.0851 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.138 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.0716, 15.8902, 43.4908)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AB1 #81B15A

analogous

#5F5AB1 #8A5AB1 #B15AAD

triadic

#8A5AB1 #B18A5A #5AB18A

tetradic

#8A5AB1 #B15F5A #81B15A #5AADB1

square

#8A5AB1 #B15F5A #81B15A #5AADB1

split-complementary

#8A5AB1 #ADB15A #5AB15F

monochromatic

#4B2E62 #6B428C #8A5AB1 #A784C5 #C5ADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8A5AB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8A5AB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AB1

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AB1	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ab1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.138 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac9',
    500: '#8a5ab1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ab1;
$custom-light: #ae8ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ab1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55672,
    "c": 0.13823,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.1589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AB1

secondary

#B1C6A0

accent

#CC5C8E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AB1

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

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