#8A5DAE#8A5DAE

#8A5DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.129 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DAE
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 174)
HSL	hsl(273, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 47%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 34.09, -36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 49.86, 313.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.0804 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.129 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0341, 16.2882, 42.0194)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DAE #81AE5D

analogous

#625DAE #8A5DAE #AE5DAA

triadic

#8A5DAE #AE8A5D #5DAE8A

tetradic

#8A5DAE #AE625D #81AE5D #5DAAAE

square

#8A5DAE #AE625D #81AE5D #5DAAAE

split-complementary

#8A5DAE #AAAE5D #5DAE62

monochromatic

#4B3060 #6B4589 #8A5DAE #A786C2 #C5AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#8A5DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#8A5DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DAE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DAE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.129 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc6',
    500: '#8a5dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dae;
$custom-light: #ae8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5601,
    "c": 0.12944,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DAE

secondary

#B1C5A2

accent

#C95E8E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DAE

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

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