#8A5CC3#8A5CC3
#8A5CC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.157 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 92, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 53%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 52.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.26, 39.74, -47.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.26, 61.67, 310.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.05% 0.084 -0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.05% 0.157 302.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1565, 16.9977, 53.6274) |
| Luminance | 0.1700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.65
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.11
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.46
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.98
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.58
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5CC3 #95C35C
analogous
#5C62C3 #8A5CC3 #BE5CC3
triadic
#8A5CC3 #C38A5C #5CC38A
tetradic
#8A5CC3 #C35C62 #95C35C #5CC3BE
square
#8A5CC3 #C35C62 #95C35C #5CC3BE
split-complementary
#8A5CC3 #C3BE5C #62C35C
monochromatic
#4E2C78 #6B3DA5 #8A5CC3 #AA89D3 #CAB5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#8A5CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#8A5CC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5CC3
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5CC3 | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3872C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4672C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.157 302.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8bd6',
500: '#8a5cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5cc3; $custom-light: #af8bd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 92,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.796,
"s": 46.188,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57051,
"c": 0.15719,
"h": 302.3
},
"luminance": 0.16998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5CC3
secondary
#C0D3A8
accent
#D6529B
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110C14
muted
#807D83