#8A5BAD#8A5BAD

#8A5BAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.132 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BAD
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 173)
HSL	hsl(274, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 47%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 35.00, -36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 50.64, 313.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.0831 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.132 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7637, 15.9029, 41.4501)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BAD #7EAD5B

analogous

#615BAD #8A5BAD #AD5BA7

triadic

#8A5BAD #AD8A5B #5BAD8A

tetradic

#8A5BAD #AD615B #7EAD5B #5BA7AD

square

#8A5BAD #AD615B #7EAD5B #5BA7AD

split-complementary

#8A5BAD #A7AD5B #5BAD61

monochromatic

#4A2F5E #6A4487 #8A5BAD #A784C1 #C4ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8A5BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8A5BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BAD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BAD	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5470AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.132 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac6',
    500: '#8a5bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bad;
$custom-light: #ae8ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.39,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55617,
    "c": 0.13164,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BAD

secondary

#AFC4A0

accent

#C95E8C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BAD

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

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