#8A5EA3#8A5EA3

#8A5EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.114 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA3
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(278, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 30.98, -30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 43.40, 315.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.077 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.114 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0937, 16.0534, 36.6307)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA3 #77A35E

analogous

#675EA3 #8A5EA3 #A35E99

triadic

#8A5EA3 #A38A5E #5EA38A

tetradic

#8A5EA3 #A3675E #77A35E #5E99A3

square

#8A5EA3 #A3675E #77A35E #5E99A3

split-complementary

#8A5EA3 #99A35E #5EA367

monochromatic

#483156 #69477D #8A5EA3 #A685B9 #C3ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#8A5EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#8A5EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA3

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA3	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516DA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C71A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.114 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbe',
    500: '#8a5ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea3;
$custom-light: #ad8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55605,
    "c": 0.11408,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA3

secondary

#AABE9F

accent

#C46487

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA3

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

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