#8A5DCF#8A5DCF
#8A5DCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.170 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5DCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 93, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 54%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 55%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 55.1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 42.21, -52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 67.43, 308.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.96% 0.0833 -0.1488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.96% 0.17 299.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6553, 17.7367, 61.0913) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.66
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.57
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.16
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.75
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.81
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5DCF #A2CF5D
analogous
#5D69CF #8A5DCF #C35DCF
triadic
#8A5DCF #CF8A5D #5DCF8A
tetradic
#8A5DCF #CF5D69 #A2CF5D #5DCFC3
square
#8A5DCF #CF5D69 #A2CF5D #5DCFC3
split-complementary
#8A5DCF #CFC35D #69CF5D
monochromatic
#4F2989 #6A37B8 #8A5DCF #AC8CDD #CEBBEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#8A5DCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#8A5DCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A5DCF
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5DCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5DCF | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D75D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C74CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B748D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5dcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.170 299.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08cde',
500: '#8a5dcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5dcf; $custom-light: #b08cde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5dcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 93,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.684,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57956,
"c": 0.17049,
"h": 299.2
},
"luminance": 0.17737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5DCF
secondary
#C9DAAD
accent
#DE4AA3
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83