#8A5DBB#8A5DBB

#8A5DBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.146 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DBB
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 187)
HSL	hsl(269, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 37.21, -42.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 56.78, 310.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.082 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.146 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3633, 16.8199, 49.0198)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DBB #8EBB5D

analogous

#5D5FBB #8A5DBB #B95DBB

triadic

#8A5DBB #BB8A5D #5DBB8A

tetradic

#8A5DBB #BB5D5F #8EBB5D #5DBBB9

square

#8A5DBB #BB5D5F #8EBB5D #5DBBB9

split-complementary

#8A5DBB #BBB95D #5FBB5D

monochromatic

#4D2F6F #6B419A #8A5DBB #A988CD #C8B3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#8A5DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#8A5DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DBB

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DBB	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4171BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.146 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cd0',
    500: '#8a5dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dbb;
$custom-light: #ae8cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.723,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5674,
    "c": 0.14565,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DBB

secondary

#BBCEA6

accent

#D15796

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DBB

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

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