#8A5BBF#8A5BBF

#8A5BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.154 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BBF
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 191)
HSL	hsl(268, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 39.32, -45.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 60.17, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.0851 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.154 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6242, 16.6471, 51.2487)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BBF #90BF5B

analogous

#5B5EBF #8A5BBF #BC5BBF

triadic

#8A5BBF #BF8A5B #5BBF8A

tetradic

#8A5BBF #BF5B5E #90BF5B #5BBFBC

square

#8A5BBF #BF5B5E #90BF5B #5BBFBC

split-complementary

#8A5BBF #BFBC5B #5EBF5B

monochromatic

#4E2D73 #6B3E9F #8A5BBF #A987D0 #C9B3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8A5BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8A5BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BBF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BBF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A70C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.154 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd3',
    500: '#8a5bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bbf;
$custom-light: #af8bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.2,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56648,
    "c": 0.15383,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BBF

secondary

#BCD0A6

accent

#D45498

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BBF

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

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