#8A5BCD#8A5BCD

#8A5BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.171 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BCD
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 205)
HSL	hsl(265, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(265, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, 42.81, -52.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 67.60, 309.29°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% 0.0858 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.171 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.2391, 17.2930, 59.7540)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BCD #9ECD5B

analogous

#5B65CD #8A5BCD #C35BCD

triadic

#8A5BCD #CD8A5B #5BCD8A

tetradic

#8A5BCD #CD5B65 #9ECD5B #5BCDC3

square

#8A5BCD #CD5B65 #9ECD5B #5BCDC3

split-complementary

#8A5BCD #CDC35B #65CD5B

monochromatic

#4F2985 #6A37B4 #8A5BCD #AB8ADB #CDB9EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8A5BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8A5BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5BCD

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5BCD	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B73D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C728B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.171 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bdd',
    500: '#8a5bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bcd;
$custom-light: #b08bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.737,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57513,
    "c": 0.17103,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BCD

secondary

#C6D9AB

accent

#DD4BA1

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BCD

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

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