#8A5CBB#8A5CBB

#8A5CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.147 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CBB
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(269, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 37.78, -43.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 57.41, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.0834 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.147 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2761, 16.6455, 48.9908)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CBB #8DBB5C

analogous

#5C5DBB #8A5CBB #BA5CBB

triadic

#8A5CBB #BB8A5C #5CBB8A

tetradic

#8A5CBB #BB5C5D #8DBB5C #5CBBBA

square

#8A5CBB #BB5C5D #8DBB5C #5CBBBA

split-complementary

#8A5CBB #BBBA5C #5DBB5C

monochromatic

#4D2E6F #6B409A #8A5CBB #A987CD #C8B2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8A5CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8A5CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CBB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CBB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F70BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.147 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8bd0',
    500: '#8a5cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cbb;
$custom-light: #ae8bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.053,
    "s": 41.126,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56575,
    "c": 0.14727,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CBB

secondary

#BACDA5

accent

#D15796

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CBB

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

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