#8A5ADE#8A5ADE

#8A5ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.193 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5ADE
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 222)
HSL	hsl(262, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.48, 47.72, -60.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.48, 77.16, 308.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.0869 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.193 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.3188, 17.9891, 71.1260)
Luminance	0.1799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5ADE #AEDE5A

analogous

#5A6CDE #8A5ADE #CC5ADE

triadic

#8A5ADE #DE8A5A #5ADE8A

tetradic

#8A5ADE #DE5A6C #AEDE5A #5ADECC

square

#8A5ADE #DE5A6C #AEDE5A #5ADECC

split-complementary

#8A5ADE #DECC5A #6CDE5A

monochromatic

#4E209E #672AD1 #8A5ADE #AE8DE8 #D2C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#8A5ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#8A5ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5ADE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5ADE	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2174DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767793

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.193 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18be9',
    500: '#8a5ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ade;
$custom-light: #b18be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58481,
    "c": 0.19307,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5ADE

secondary

#D1E3B1

accent

#CF178C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5ADE

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

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