#8A5DD8#8A5DD8

#8A5DD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.182 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5DD8
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 216)
HSL	hsl(262, 61%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 57%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 44.52, -56.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 72.20, 308.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% 0.0834 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.182 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7871, 18.1895, 67.0521)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5DD8 #ABD85D

analogous

#5D6DD8 #8A5DD8 #C75DD8

triadic

#8A5DD8 #D88A5D #5DD88A

tetradic

#8A5DD8 #D85D6D #ABD85D #5DD8C7

square

#8A5DD8 #D85D6D #ABD85D #5DD8C7

split-complementary

#8A5DD8 #D8C75D #6DD85D

monochromatic

#4E2496 #6830C8 #8A5DD8 #AE8EE4 #D1C0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#8A5DD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8A5DD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5DD8

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5DD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5DD8	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E77DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3175D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5dd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.182 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ce5',
    500: '#8a5dd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5dd8;
$custom-light: #b18ce5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5dd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.951,
    "s": 61.194,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58537,
    "c": 0.18155,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5DD8

secondary

#CFE0B1

accent

#C91D8A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5DD8

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

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