#8A5CBC#8A5CBC

#8A5CBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.149 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CBC
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 188)
HSL	hsl(269, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 51%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 38.02, -43.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 57.95, 311.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.0835 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.149 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3835, 16.6885, 49.5565)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CBC #8EBC5C

analogous

#5C5EBC #8A5CBC #BA5CBC

triadic

#8A5CBC #BC8A5C #5CBC8A

tetradic

#8A5CBC #BC5C5E #8EBC5C #5CBCBA

square

#8A5CBC #BC5C5E #8EBC5C #5CBCBA

split-complementary

#8A5CBC #BCBA5C #5EBC5C

monochromatic

#4D2E70 #6B409B #8A5CBC #A987CE #C8B3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#8A5CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#8A5CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CBC

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CBC	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E70BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.149 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd0',
    500: '#8a5cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cbc;
$custom-light: #af8bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.75,
    "s": 41.739,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56633,
    "c": 0.14851,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CBC

secondary

#BBCEA6

accent

#D25696

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CBC

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

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