#8A5CA2#8A5CA2

#8A5CA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.116 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CA2
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 162)
HSL	hsl(279, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 43%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 43.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 31.91, -30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 44.21, 316.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.0798 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.116 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8289, 15.6666, 36.1021)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CA2 #74A25C

analogous

#675CA2 #8A5CA2 #A25C97

triadic

#8A5CA2 #A28A5C #5CA28A

tetradic

#8A5CA2 #A2675C #74A25C #5C97A2

square

#8A5CA2 #A2675C #74A25C #5C97A2

split-complementary

#8A5CA2 #97A25C #5CA267

monochromatic

#473054 #69467B #8A5CA2 #A683B8 #C2AACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#8A5CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8A5CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CA2

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CA2	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.116 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bbe',
    500: '#8a5ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ca2;
$custom-light: #ad8bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 27.559,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55206,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CA2

secondary

#A8BD9D

accent

#C46485

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CA2

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

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