#8A5EA1#8A5EA1

#8A5EA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.112 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA1
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(279, 26%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 42%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 30.53, -29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 42.36, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0766 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.112 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9159, 15.9823, 35.6944)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA1 #75A15E

analogous

#685EA1 #8A5EA1 #A15E97

triadic

#8A5EA1 #A18A5E #5EA18A

tetradic

#8A5EA1 #A1685E #75A15E #5E97A1

square

#8A5EA1 #A1685E #75A15E #5E97A1

split-complementary

#8A5EA1 #97A15E #5EA168

monochromatic

#483154 #69477A #8A5EA1 #A685B8 #C2ABCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A5EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A5EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA1

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA1	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D709F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.112 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbd',
    500: '#8a5ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea1;
$custom-light: #ad8cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 26.275,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55504,
    "c": 0.11162,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA1

secondary

#A9BC9E

accent

#C36585

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA1

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

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