#8A5BDF#8A5BDF

#8A5BDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.193 H 296.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5BDF
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 223)
HSL	hsl(261, 67%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(261, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 59.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.75, 47.44, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.75, 77.09, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% 0.0857 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.193 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.5382, 18.2127, 71.8622)
Luminance	0.1821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5BDF #B0DF5B

analogous

#5B6EDF #8A5BDF #CC5BDF

triadic

#8A5BDF #DF8A5B #5BDF8A

tetradic

#8A5BDF #DF5B6E #B0DF5B #5BDFCC

square

#8A5BDF #DF5B6E #B0DF5B #5BDFCC

split-complementary

#8A5BDF #DFCC5B #6EDF5B

monochromatic

#4D1FA0 #6629D4 #8A5BDF #AF8EE9 #D3C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8A5BDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8A5BDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5BDF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5BDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5BDF	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2175DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757894

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5bdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.193 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bea',
    500: '#8a5bdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5bdf;
$custom-light: #b18bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5bdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.364,
    "s": 67.347,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58699,
    "c": 0.19287,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5BDF

secondary

#D2E3B2

accent

#CF168D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5BDF

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

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