#8A5EAD#8A5EAD

#8A5EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.126 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EAD
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(273, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 33.28, -35.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 48.68, 313.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.0788 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.126 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0253, 16.4261, 41.5373)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EAD #81AD5E

analogous

#635EAD #8A5EAD #AD5EA8

triadic

#8A5EAD #AD8A5E #5EAD8A

tetradic

#8A5EAD #AD635E #81AD5E #5EA8AD

square

#8A5EAD #AD635E #81AD5E #5EA8AD

split-complementary

#8A5EAD #A8AD5E #5EAD63

monochromatic

#4B3160 #6B4588 #8A5EAD #A787C2 #C5AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#8A5EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8A5EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EAD

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EAD	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5771AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.126 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc6',
    500: '#8a5ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ead;
$custom-light: #ae8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.418,
    "s": 32.51,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56126,
    "c": 0.12649,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EAD

secondary

#B1C5A2

accent

#C95F8E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EAD

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

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