#8A5CAA#8A5CAA

#8A5CAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.126 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CAA
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 170)
HSL	hsl(275, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 46%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 33.73, -34.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 48.40, 314.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.0812 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.126 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5627, 15.9602, 39.9671)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CAA #7CAA5C

analogous

#635CAA #8A5CAA #AA5CA3

triadic

#8A5CAA #AA8A5C #5CAA8A

tetradic

#8A5CAA #AA635C #7CAA5C #5CA3AA

square

#8A5CAA #AA635C #7CAA5C #5CA3AA

split-complementary

#8A5CAA #A3AA5C #5CAA63

monochromatic

#4A305C #6A4584 #8A5CAA #A784BF #C4ACD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8A5CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A5CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CAA

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CAA	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5670A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86687B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.126 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8bc3',
    500: '#8a5caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5caa;
$custom-light: #ae8bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.385,
    "s": 31.452,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55624,
    "c": 0.12622,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CAA

secondary

#AEC2A0

accent

#C8608B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CAA

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →