#8A5CCD#8A5CCD
#8A5CCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.170 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5CCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 92, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 55.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.84, 42.26, -51.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.84, 66.98, 309.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% 0.0845 -0.147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.17 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3252, 17.4652, 59.7826) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.84
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.28
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.00
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.83
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.86
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5CCD #9FCD5C
analogous
#5C66CD #8A5CCD #C35CCD
triadic
#8A5CCD #CD8A5C #5CCD8A
tetradic
#8A5CCD #CD5C66 #9FCD5C #5CCDC3
square
#8A5CCD #CD5C66 #9FCD5C #5CCDC3
split-complementary
#8A5CCD #CDC35C #66CD5C
monochromatic
#4F2986 #6A37B4 #8A5CCD #AC8BDB #CDBAEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#8A5CCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#8A5CCD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5CCD
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5CCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5CCD | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.49 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D74D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D73CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C728C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5ccd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.170 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08cdd',
500: '#8a5ccd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5ccd; $custom-light: #b08cdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5ccd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 92,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.425,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57671,
"c": 0.16953,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.17465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5CCD
secondary
#C7D9AC
accent
#DC4BA1
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83