#8A5ABC#8A5ABC

#8A5ABC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.152 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ABC
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 188)
HSL	hsl(269, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 39.15, -44.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 59.22, 311.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.0862 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.152 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2125, 16.3465, 49.4995)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ABC #8CBC5A

analogous

#5A5BBC #8A5ABC #BB5ABC

triadic

#8A5ABC #BC8A5A #5ABC8A

tetradic

#8A5ABC #BC5A5B #8CBC5A #5ABCBB

square

#8A5ABC #BC5A5B #8CBC5A #5ABCBB

split-complementary

#8A5ABC #BCBB5A #5BBC5A

monochromatic

#4D2D6F #6B3F9A #8A5ABC #A986CE #C8B1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8A5ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8A5ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5ABC

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5ABC	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.152 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8ad1',
    500: '#8a5abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5abc;
$custom-light: #af8ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.388,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56308,
    "c": 0.15174,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ABC

secondary

#B9CEA4

accent

#D25695

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ABC

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

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