#8A5CC0#8A5CC0
#8A5CC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.153 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5CC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 92, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 44%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 52.1%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.09, 39.00, -45.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.09, 60.08, 310.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.87% 0.0838 -0.1286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.87% 0.153 303.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8207, 16.8634, 51.8590) |
| Luminance | 0.1686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.16
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.92
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.68
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.97
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.42
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5CC0 #92C05C
analogous
#5C60C0 #8A5CC0 #BC5CC0
triadic
#8A5CC0 #C08A5C #5CC08A
tetradic
#8A5CC0 #C05C60 #92C05C #5CC0BC
square
#8A5CC0 #C05C60 #92C05C #5CC0BC
split-complementary
#8A5CC0 #C0BC5C #60C05C
monochromatic
#4E2D75 #6B3EA1 #8A5CC0 #AA88D1 #C9B4E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#8A5CC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#8A5CC0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5CC0
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5CC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5CC0 | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.37 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B71C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4872BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#806F85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5cc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.153 303.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8bd3',
500: '#8a5cc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5cc0; $custom-light: #af8bd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5cc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 92,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.6,
"s": 44.248,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5687,
"c": 0.15348,
"h": 303.1
},
"luminance": 0.16863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5CC0
secondary
#BED1A7
accent
#D45499
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110C14
muted
#807D83