#8A5AB3#8A5AB3

#8A5AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.141 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AB3
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 36.98, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 54.45, 312.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.0853 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.141 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2725, 15.9705, 44.5484)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AB3 #83B35A

analogous

#5E5AB3 #8A5AB3 #B35AAF

triadic

#8A5AB3 #B38A5A #5AB38A

tetradic

#8A5AB3 #B35E5A #83B35A #5AAFB3

square

#8A5AB3 #B35E5A #83B35A #5AAFB3

split-complementary

#8A5AB3 #AFB35A #5AB35E

monochromatic

#4B2E64 #6B428E #8A5AB3 #A884C6 #C5AEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8A5AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A5AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AB3

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AB3	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.141 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8aca',
    500: '#8a5ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ab3;
$custom-light: #ae8aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.36,
    "s": 36.929,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55785,
    "c": 0.14069,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AB3

secondary

#B3C8A1

accent

#CD5B8F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AB3

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

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