#8A5DA2#8A5DA2

#8A5DA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.115 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DA2
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 162)
HSL	hsl(279, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 43%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 31.33, -30.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 43.55, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0783 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.115 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9161, 15.8410, 36.1312)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DA2 #75A25D

analogous

#675DA2 #8A5DA2 #A25D98

triadic

#8A5DA2 #A28A5D #5DA28A

tetradic

#8A5DA2 #A2675D #75A25D #5D98A2

square

#8A5DA2 #A2675D #75A25D #5D98A2

split-complementary

#8A5DA2 #98A25D #5DA267

monochromatic

#483054 #69477B #8A5DA2 #A684B8 #C2ABCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8A5DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8A5DA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DA2

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DA2	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.115 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbe',
    500: '#8a5da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5da2;
$custom-light: #ad8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 27.059,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5538,
    "c": 0.11464,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DA2

secondary

#A9BD9E

accent

#C36485

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DA2

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

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