#8A5CD8#8A5CD8

#8A5CD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.183 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CD8
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 216)
HSL	hsl(262, 61%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 57%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, 45.07, -57.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 72.80, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.0846 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.183 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.6999, 18.0151, 67.0230)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CD8 #AAD85C

analogous

#5C6CD8 #8A5CD8 #C85CD8

triadic

#8A5CD8 #D88A5C #5CD88A

tetradic

#8A5CD8 #D85C6C #AAD85C #5CD8C8

square

#8A5CD8 #D85C6C #AAD85C #5CD8C8

split-complementary

#8A5CD8 #D8C85C #6CD85C

monochromatic

#4E2496 #6830C7 #8A5CD8 #AD8DE4 #D1BFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#8A5CD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#8A5CD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5CD8

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5CD8	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B76DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F74D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787691

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.183 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ce5',
    500: '#8a5cd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cd8;
$custom-light: #b18ce5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.258,
    "s": 61.386,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58382,
    "c": 0.183,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CD8

secondary

#CEE0B0

accent

#C91C89

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CD8

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

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