#8A5EA5#8A5EA5

#8A5EA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.117 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EA5
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(277, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 31.43, -31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 44.45, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.0774 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.117 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2743, 16.1257, 37.5819)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EA5 #79A55E

analogous

#665EA5 #8A5EA5 #A55E9C

triadic

#8A5EA5 #A58A5E #5EA58A

tetradic

#8A5EA5 #A5665E #79A55E #5E9CA5

square

#8A5EA5 #A5665E #79A55E #5E9CA5

split-complementary

#8A5EA5 #9CA55E #5EA566

monochromatic

#493158 #6A477F #8A5EA5 #A785BB #C3ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8A5EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8A5EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EA5

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EA5	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B71A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.117 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cc0',
    500: '#8a5ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ea5;
$custom-light: #ad8cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.183,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55707,
    "c": 0.11654,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EA5

secondary

#ACBFA0

accent

#C56388

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EA5

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

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