#8A5DB2#8A5DB2

#8A5DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.134 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DB2
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 48%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 47.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, 35.04, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 51.98, 312.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.0809 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.134 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.4299, 16.4465, 44.1037)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DB2 #85B25D

analogous

#5F5DB2 #8A5DB2 #B25DAF

triadic

#8A5DB2 #B28A5D #5DB28A

tetradic

#8A5DB2 #B25F5D #85B25D #5DAFB2

square

#8A5DB2 #B25F5D #85B25D #5DAFB2

split-complementary

#8A5DB2 #AFB25D #5DB25F

monochromatic

#4C3065 #6B448E #8A5DB2 #A886C6 #C6B0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#8A5DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8A5DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DB2

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DB2	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476FB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5371B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.134 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc9',
    500: '#8a5db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5db2;
$custom-light: #ae8cc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 35.565,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56229,
    "c": 0.13443,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.16446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DB2

secondary

#B4C8A3

accent

#CC5C91

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DB2

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

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