#8A5DBC#8A5DBC

#8A5DBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.147 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DBC
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 188)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 51%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 50.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 37.45, -43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 57.31, 310.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.0821 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.147 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4707, 16.8629, 49.5856)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DBC #8FBC5D

analogous

#5D5FBC #8A5DBC #BA5DBC

triadic

#8A5DBC #BC8A5D #5DBC8A

tetradic

#8A5DBC #BC5D5F #8FBC5D #5DBCBA

square

#8A5DBC #BC5D5F #8FBC5D #5DBCBA

split-complementary

#8A5DBC #BCBA5D #5FBC5D

monochromatic

#4E2E70 #6C409B #8A5DBC #A988CE #C9B4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#8A5DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#8A5DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DBC

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DBC	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4071BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.147 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cd0',
    500: '#8a5dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dbc;
$custom-light: #ae8cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 41.485,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56798,
    "c": 0.1469,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.16863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DBC

secondary

#BBCEA6

accent

#D15697

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DBC

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

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