#8A5CA6#8A5CA6

#8A5CA6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.121 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CA6
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 166)
HSL	hsl(277, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 45%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 32.81, -32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 46.30, 315.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.0806 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.121 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1901, 15.8111, 38.0046)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CA6 #78A65C

analogous

#655CA6 #8A5CA6 #A65C9D

triadic

#8A5CA6 #A68A5C #5CA68A

tetradic

#8A5CA6 #A6655C #78A65C #5C9DA6

square

#8A5CA6 #A6655C #78A65C #5C9DA6

split-complementary

#8A5CA6 #9DA65C #5CA665

monochromatic

#493058 #69467F #8A5CA6 #A684BC #C3ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8A5CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A5CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CA6

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CA6	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6CA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5870A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.121 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bc0',
    500: '#8a5ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ca6;
$custom-light: #ad8bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.297,
    "s": 29.365,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55412,
    "c": 0.12131,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CA6

secondary

#ABBF9E

accent

#C66288

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CA6

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

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