#8A5EA4#8A5EA4

#8A5EA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.115 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA4
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(278, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 43%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 31.20, -30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 43.93, 315.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0772 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.115 312)
XYZ	xyz(21.1836, 16.0894, 37.1044)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA4 #78A45E

analogous

#675EA4 #8A5EA4 #A45E9B

triadic

#8A5EA4 #A48A5E #5EA48A

tetradic

#8A5EA4 #A4675E #78A45E #5E9BA4

square

#8A5EA4 #A4675E #78A45E #5E9BA4

split-complementary

#8A5EA4 #9BA45E #5EA467

monochromatic

#493157 #69477E #8A5EA4 #A685BA #C3ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#8A5EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8A5EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA4

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA4	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B71A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.115 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cbf',
    500: '#8a5ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea4;
$custom-light: #ad8cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55656,
    "c": 0.11531,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.16089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA4

secondary

#ABBE9F

accent

#C46488

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA4

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

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