#8A5DAD#8A5DAD

#8A5DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.128 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 173)
HSL	hsl(274, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 33.86, -35.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 49.33, 313.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.0802 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.128 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9370, 16.2494, 41.5079)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DAD #80AD5D

analogous

#625DAD #8A5DAD #AD5DA8

triadic

#8A5DAD #AD8A5D #5DAD8A

tetradic

#8A5DAD #AD625D #80AD5D #5DA8AD

square

#8A5DAD #AD625D #80AD5D #5DA8AD

split-complementary

#8A5DAD #A8AD5D #5DAD62

monochromatic

#4B305F #6B4588 #8A5DAD #A786C2 #C5AED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8A5DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8A5DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DAD

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DAD	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5671AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.128 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc6',
    500: '#8a5dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dad;
$custom-light: #ae8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 32.787,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55955,
    "c": 0.1282,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DAD

secondary

#B1C4A1

accent

#C95F8D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DAD

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

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