#8A5AB2#8A5AB2

#8A5AB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.139 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AB2
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 178)
HSL	hsl(273, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 49%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 36.75, -39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 53.92, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.0852 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.139 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1717, 15.9302, 44.0177)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AB2 #82B25A

analogous

#5E5AB2 #8A5AB2 #B25AAE

triadic

#8A5AB2 #B28A5A #5AB28A

tetradic

#8A5AB2 #B25E5A #82B25A #5AAEB2

square

#8A5AB2 #B25E5A #82B25A #5AAEB2

split-complementary

#8A5AB2 #AEB25A #5AB25E

monochromatic

#4B2E63 #6B428D #8A5AB2 #A884C5 #C5ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8A5AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A5AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AB2

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AB2	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.139 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac9',
    500: '#8a5ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ab2;
$custom-light: #ae8ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55728,
    "c": 0.13946,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AB2

secondary

#B2C7A1

accent

#CC5B8F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AB2

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

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