#8A5BDE#8A5BDE

#8A5BDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.192 H 296.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BDE
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 222)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 59%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.69, 47.18, -60.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.69, 76.56, 308.04°)
OKLab	oklab(58.63% 0.0857 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(58.63% 0.192 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4038, 18.1589, 71.1543)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BDE #AFDE5B

analogous

#5B6EDE #8A5BDE #CC5BDE

triadic

#8A5BDE #DE8A5B #5BDE8A

tetradic

#8A5BDE #DE5B6E #AFDE5B #5BDECC

square

#8A5BDE #DE5B6E #AFDE5B #5BDECC

split-complementary

#8A5BDE #DECC5B #6EDE5B

monochromatic

#4D209F #662AD2 #8A5BDE #AE8EE8 #D3C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#8A5BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#8A5BDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5BDE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5BDE	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2374DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.192 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18be9',
    500: '#8a5bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bde;
$custom-light: #b18be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.527,
    "s": 66.497,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58631,
    "c": 0.19167,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BDE

secondary

#D1E3B2

accent

#CE178D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BDE

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

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