#8A5CA5#8A5CA5

#8A5CA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.120 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CA5
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(278, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 44%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 32.58, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 45.78, 315.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0804 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.12 312)
XYZ	xyz(21.0987, 15.7746, 37.5233)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CA5 #77A55C

analogous

#655CA5 #8A5CA5 #A55C9C

triadic

#8A5CA5 #A58A5C #5CA58A

tetradic

#8A5CA5 #A5655C #77A55C #5C9CA5

square

#8A5CA5 #A5655C #77A55C #5C9CA5

split-complementary

#8A5CA5 #9CA55C #5CA565

monochromatic

#483057 #69467E #8A5CA5 #A683BB #C3ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A5CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8A5CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CA5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CA5	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5970A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.120 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bc0',
    500: '#8a5ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ca5;
$custom-light: #ad8bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.808,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5536,
    "c": 0.12008,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CA5

secondary

#AABF9E

accent

#C56387

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CA5

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

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