#8A5EA2#8A5EA2

#8A5EA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.113 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA2
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(279, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.00, 30.75, -29.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.00, 42.88, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.0768 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.113 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0044, 16.0177, 36.1607)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA2 #76A25E

analogous

#685EA2 #8A5EA2 #A25E98

triadic

#8A5EA2 #A28A5E #5EA28A

tetradic

#8A5EA2 #A2685E #76A25E #5E98A2

square

#8A5EA2 #A2685E #76A25E #5E98A2

split-complementary

#8A5EA2 #98A25E #5EA268

monochromatic

#483155 #69477B #8A5EA2 #A685B8 #C2ACCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A5EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A5EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA2

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA2	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)

#516DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C71A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.113 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbe',
    500: '#8a5ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea2;
$custom-light: #ad8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 26.772,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55554,
    "c": 0.11285,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA2

secondary

#A9BD9F

accent

#C36586

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA2

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

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