#8A5BC0#8A5BC0

#8A5BC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.155 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BC0
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 192)
HSL	hsl(268, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 39.56, -46.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 60.71, 310.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.0851 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.155 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7346, 16.6913, 51.8303)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BC0 #91C05B

analogous

#5B5EC0 #8A5BC0 #BC5BC0

triadic

#8A5BC0 #C08A5B #5BC08A

tetradic

#8A5BC0 #C05B5E #91C05B #5BC0BC

square

#8A5BC0 #C05B5E #91C05B #5BC0BC

split-complementary

#8A5BC0 #C0BC5B #5EC05B

monochromatic

#4E2D74 #6B3EA0 #8A5BC0 #AA87D1 #C9B3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#8A5BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#8A5BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BC0

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BC0	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3971C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4771BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.155 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd3',
    500: '#8a5bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bc0;
$custom-light: #af8bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.921,
    "s": 44.493,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56708,
    "c": 0.15506,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BC0

secondary

#BDD0A6

accent

#D45498

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BC0

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

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