#8A5DBE#8A5DBE

#8A5DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.149 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DBE
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 190)
HSL	hsl(268, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 51%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 37.94, -44.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 58.38, 310.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.0823 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.149 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6878, 16.9497, 50.7289)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DBE #91BE5D

analogous

#5D60BE #8A5DBE #BA5DBE

triadic

#8A5DBE #BE8A5D #5DBE8A

tetradic

#8A5DBE #BE5D60 #91BE5D #5DBEBA

square

#8A5DBE #BE5D60 #91BE5D #5DBEBA

split-complementary

#8A5DBE #BEBA5D #60BE5D

monochromatic

#4E2E73 #6B409E #8A5DBE #AA89D0 #C9B4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#8A5DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#8A5DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5DBE

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5DBE	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.149 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8cd2',
    500: '#8a5dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dbe;
$custom-light: #af8cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.835,
    "s": 42.731,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56915,
    "c": 0.14939,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DBE

secondary

#BDD0A7

accent

#D35598

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DBE

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

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