#8A5BB0#8A5BB0

#8A5BB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.135 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BB0
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 176)
HSL	hsl(273, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 48%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.00, 35.70, -38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.00, 52.22, 313.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.0835 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.135 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0573, 16.0203, 42.9961)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BB0 #81B05B

analogous

#5F5BB0 #8A5BB0 #B05BAC

triadic

#8A5BB0 #B08A5B #5BB08A

tetradic

#8A5BB0 #B05F5B #81B05B #5BACB0

square

#8A5BB0 #B05F5B #81B05B #5BACB0

split-complementary

#8A5BB0 #ACB05B #5BB05F

monochromatic

#4B2F62 #6B438B #8A5BB0 #A784C4 #C5AED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A5BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A5BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BB0

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BB0	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)

#456EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5270AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.135 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ac8',
    500: '#8a5bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bb0;
$custom-light: #ae8ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.176,
    "s": 34.979,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55782,
    "c": 0.13532,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BB0

secondary

#B1C6A1

accent

#CB5D8E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BB0

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

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