#8A5CDF#8A5CDF

#8A5CDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.191 H 296.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CDF
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 223)
HSL	hsl(261, 67%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(261, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 58.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.96, 46.89, -60.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.96, 76.49, 307.81°)
OKLab	oklab(58.85% 0.0845 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(58.85% 0.191 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.6242, 18.3848, 71.8909)
Luminance	0.1839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CDF #B1DF5C

analogous

#5C70DF #8A5CDF #CC5CDF

triadic

#8A5CDF #DF8A5C #5CDF8A

tetradic

#8A5CDF #DF5C70 #B1DF5C #5CDFCC

square

#8A5CDF #DF5C70 #B1DF5C #5CDFCC

split-complementary

#8A5CDF #DFCC5C #70DF5C

monochromatic

#4D20A1 #662AD4 #8A5CDF #AF8FE9 #D3C2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#8A5CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#8A5CDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5CDF

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5CDF	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0178E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2475DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.191 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18cea',
    500: '#8a5cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5cdf;
$custom-light: #b18cea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.069,
    "s": 67.179,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5885,
    "c": 0.19148,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CDF

secondary

#D3E4B3

accent

#CF168E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CDF

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

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