#8A5BBE#8A5BBE

#8A5BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.153 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BBE
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 190)
HSL	hsl(268, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 39.07, -45.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 59.64, 310.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.085 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.153 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5145, 16.6032, 50.6712)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BBE #8FBE5B

analogous

#5B5EBE #8A5BBE #BB5BBE

triadic

#8A5BBE #BE8A5B #5BBE8A

tetradic

#8A5BBE #BE5B5E #8FBE5B #5BBEBB

square

#8A5BBE #BE5B5E #8FBE5B #5BBEBB

split-complementary

#8A5BBE #BEBB5B #5EBE5B

monochromatic

#4E2D72 #6C3E9D #8A5BBE #A987CF #C9B3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#8A5BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#8A5BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BBE

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BBE	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B70C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.153 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd2',
    500: '#8a5bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bbe;
$custom-light: #af8bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.485,
    "s": 43.231,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56589,
    "c": 0.1526,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BBE

secondary

#BBCFA6

accent

#D35597

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BBE

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

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