#8A5CD9#8A5CD9

#8A5CD9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.184 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CD9
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 217)
HSL	hsl(262, 62%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 58%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 45.33, -57.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 73.33, 308.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.0846 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.184 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8296, 18.0669, 67.7059)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CD9 #ABD95C

analogous

#5C6CD9 #8A5CD9 #C85CD9

triadic

#8A5CD9 #D98A5C #5CD98A

tetradic

#8A5CD9 #D95C6C #ABD95C #5CD9C8

square

#8A5CD9 #D95C6C #ABD95C #5CD9C8

split-complementary

#8A5CD9 #D9C85C #6CD95C

monochromatic

#4E2397 #682FC9 #8A5CD9 #AE8EE5 #D1BFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8A5CD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#8A5CD9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5CD9

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5CD9	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1876DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E74D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787692

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cd9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.184 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ce5',
    500: '#8a5cd9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cd9;
$custom-light: #b18ce5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cd9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.08,
    "s": 62.189,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58448,
    "c": 0.18421,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CD9

secondary

#CFE0B1

accent

#CA1C8A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CD9

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

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