#8A5ABE#8A5ABE

#8A5ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.154 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ABE
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 190)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 39.63, -45.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 60.27, 311.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.0863 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.154 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4296, 16.4334, 50.6429)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ABE #8EBE5A

analogous

#5A5CBE #8A5ABE #BC5ABE

triadic

#8A5ABE #BE8A5A #5ABE8A

tetradic

#8A5ABE #BE5A5C #8EBE5A #5ABEBC

square

#8A5ABE #BE5A5C #8EBE5A #5ABEBC

split-complementary

#8A5ABE #BEBC5A #5CBE5A

monochromatic

#4D2D71 #6B3E9D #8A5ABE #A986CF #C8B2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#8A5ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8A5ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5ABE

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5ABE	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3970C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.154 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8ad2',
    500: '#8a5abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5abe;
$custom-light: #af8ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.8,
    "s": 43.478,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56427,
    "c": 0.15419,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ABE

secondary

#BBCFA5

accent

#D35596

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ABE

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

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