#8A5ADD#8A5ADD

#8A5ADD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.192 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ADD
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, 47.46, -60.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 76.64, 308.26°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.0869 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.192 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.1852, 17.9356, 70.4222)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ADD #ADDD5A

analogous

#5A6BDD #8A5ADD #CB5ADD

triadic

#8A5ADD #DD8A5A #5ADD8A

tetradic

#8A5ADD #DD5A6B #ADDD5A #5ADDCB

square

#8A5ADD #DD5A6B #ADDD5A #5ADDCB

split-complementary

#8A5ADD #DDCB5A #6BDD5A

monochromatic

#4E209C #672BCF #8A5ADD #AE8DE7 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#8A5ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#8A5ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5ADD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5ADD	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2374DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.192 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18be8',
    500: '#8a5add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5add;
$custom-light: #b18be8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.985,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58413,
    "c": 0.19187,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ADD

secondary

#D0E2B1

accent

#CE188B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ADD

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

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