#8A5CBF#8A5CBF

#8A5CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.152 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CBF
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 191)
HSL	hsl(268, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 51.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 38.76, -45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 59.54, 310.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.0837 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.152 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7103, 16.8192, 51.2774)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CBF #91BF5C

analogous

#5C5FBF #8A5CBF #BB5CBF

triadic

#8A5CBF #BF8A5C #5CBF8A

tetradic

#8A5CBF #BF5C5F #91BF5C #5CBFBB

square

#8A5CBF #BF5C5F #91BF5C #5CBFBB

split-complementary

#8A5CBF #BFBB5C #5FBF5C

monochromatic

#4E2D73 #6B3F9F #8A5CBF #AA88D0 #C9B4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#8A5CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#8A5CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CBF

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CBF	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4972BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.152 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd3',
    500: '#8a5cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cbf;
$custom-light: #af8bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.879,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56811,
    "c": 0.15224,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CBF

secondary

#BDD0A7

accent

#D35498

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CBF

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

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