#8A5ABD#8A5ABD

#8A5ABD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.153 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ABD
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.48, 39.39, -44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.48, 59.74, 311.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.0863 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.153 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3207, 16.3898, 50.0692)
Luminance	0.1639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ABD #8DBD5A

analogous

#5A5CBD #8A5ABD #BC5ABD

triadic

#8A5ABD #BD8A5A #5ABD8A

tetradic

#8A5ABD #BD5A5C #8DBD5A #5ABDBC

square

#8A5ABD #BD5A5C #8DBD5A #5ABDBC

split-complementary

#8A5ABD #BDBC5A #5CBD5A

monochromatic

#4D2D70 #6B3E9C #8A5ABD #A986CE #C8B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8A5ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8A5ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5ABD

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5ABD	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A6FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.153 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8ad1',
    500: '#8a5abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5abd;
$custom-light: #af8ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.091,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56367,
    "c": 0.15296,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ABD

secondary

#BACEA5

accent

#D35596

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ABD

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

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