#8A5ADA#8A5ADA

#8A5ADA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.188 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ADA
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 218)
HSL	hsl(263, 63%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 58.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 46.68, -58.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 75.06, 308.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.087 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.188 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.7891, 17.7772, 68.3360)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ADA #AADA5A

analogous

#5A6ADA #8A5ADA #CA5ADA

triadic

#8A5ADA #DA8A5A #5ADA8A

tetradic

#8A5ADA #DA5A6A #AADA5A #5ADACA

square

#8A5ADA #DA5A6A #AADA5A #5ADACA

split-complementary

#8A5ADA #DACA5A #6ADA5A

monochromatic

#4E2298 #682DCA #8A5ADA #AD8CE5 #D1BEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#8A5ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#8A5ADA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5ADA

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5ADA	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0975DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2874D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.188 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ae6',
    500: '#8a5ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ada;
$custom-light: #b18ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 63.366,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5821,
    "c": 0.18827,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ADA

secondary

#CEE0AF

accent

#CB1A89

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ADA

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

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