#8A5AE0#8A5AE0

#8A5AE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.195 H 296.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AE0
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 224)
HSL	hsl(261, 68%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(261, 60%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, 48.24, -61.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 78.20, 308.08°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% 0.0868 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.195 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.5885, 18.0969, 72.5461)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AE0 #B0E05A

analogous

#5A6DE0 #8A5AE0 #CD5AE0

triadic

#8A5AE0 #E08A5A #5AE08A

tetradic

#8A5AE0 #E05A6D #B0E05A #5AE0CD

square

#8A5AE0 #E05A6D #B0E05A #5AE0CD

split-complementary

#8A5AE0 #E0CD5A #6DE05A

monochromatic

#4D1EA1 #6628D5 #8A5AE0 #AF8EEA #D3C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8A5AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#8A5AE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5AE0

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5AE0	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C74DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.195 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bea',
    500: '#8a5ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ae0;
$custom-light: #b18bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 68.367,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58618,
    "c": 0.19546,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AE0

secondary

#D2E4B2

accent

#D0158D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AE0

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

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