#8A5BAF#8A5BAF

#8A5BAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.134 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BAF
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 175)
HSL	hsl(274, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 48%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 48%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 35.47, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 51.69, 313.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.0834 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.134 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9587, 15.9809, 42.4770)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BAF #80AF5B

analogous

#605BAF #8A5BAF #AF5BAA

triadic

#8A5BAF #AF8A5B #5BAF8A

tetradic

#8A5BAF #AF605B #80AF5B #5BAAAF

square

#8A5BAF #AF605B #80AF5B #5BAAAF

split-complementary

#8A5BAF #AAAF5B #5BAF60

monochromatic

#4B2F61 #6B438A #8A5BAF #A784C3 #C5ADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A5BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A5BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BAF

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BAF	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.134 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac7',
    500: '#8a5baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5baf;
$custom-light: #ae8ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.571,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55727,
    "c": 0.13409,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BAF

secondary

#B1C5A1

accent

#CB5D8D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BAF

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

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