#8A5BA2#8A5BA2

#8A5BA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.118 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BA2
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 162)
HSL	hsl(280, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 32.48, -30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 44.88, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.0813 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.118 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7428, 15.4945, 36.0735)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BA2 #73A25B

analogous

#675BA2 #8A5BA2 #A25B97

triadic

#8A5BA2 #A28A5B #5BA28A

tetradic

#8A5BA2 #A2675B #73A25B #5B97A2

square

#8A5BA2 #A2675B #73A25B #5B97A2

split-complementary

#8A5BA2 #97A25B #5BA267

monochromatic

#472F54 #69457B #8A5BA2 #A682B9 #C2A9CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8A5BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8A5BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BA2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BA2	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.118 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8abe',
    500: '#8a5ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ba2;
$custom-light: #ad8abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.718,
    "s": 28.063,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55034,
    "c": 0.11821,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BA2

secondary

#A7BD9C

accent

#C46384

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BA2

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

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