#8A5BDA#8A5BDA

#8A5BDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.187 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BDA
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 218)
HSL	hsl(262, 63%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 58%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 58.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 46.14, -58.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 74.46, 308.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.0858 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.187 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8740, 17.9470, 68.3643)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BDA #ABDA5B

analogous

#5B6BDA #8A5BDA #CA5BDA

triadic

#8A5BDA #DA8A5B #5BDA8A

tetradic

#8A5BDA #DA5B6B #ABDA5B #5BDACA

square

#8A5BDA #DA5B6B #ABDA5B #5BDACA

split-complementary

#8A5BDA #DACA5B #6BDA5B

monochromatic

#4E2298 #682ECA #8A5BDA #AE8DE5 #D1BFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#8A5BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#8A5BDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5BDA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5BDA	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1076DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A74D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777692

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.187 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18be6',
    500: '#8a5bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bda;
$custom-light: #b18be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.205,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58362,
    "c": 0.18685,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BDA

secondary

#CFE1B0

accent

#CB1B8A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BDA

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

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