#8A5EA0#8A5EA0

#8A5EA0 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.110 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA0
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(280, 26%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 41%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 30.30, -28.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 41.84, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.0764 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.11 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8281, 15.9472, 35.2318)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA0 #74A05E

analogous

#695EA0 #8A5EA0 #A05E95

triadic

#8A5EA0 #A08A5E #5EA08A

tetradic

#8A5EA0 #A0695E #74A05E #5E95A0

square

#8A5EA0 #A0695E #74A05E #5E95A0

split-complementary

#8A5EA0 #95A05E #5EA069

monochromatic

#473153 #694779 #8A5EA0 #A684B7 #C2ABCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8A5EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8A5EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA0

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA0	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D709E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.110 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbc',
    500: '#8a5ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea0;
$custom-light: #ad8cbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 25.984,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55454,
    "c": 0.1104,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA0

secondary

#A8BC9E

accent

#C26584

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA0

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

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