#8A5EAF#8A5EAF

#8A5EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.129 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EAF
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 175)
HSL	hsl(273, 34%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 46%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 46.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.63, 33.75, -36.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.63, 49.74, 312.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.0791 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.129 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2203, 16.5041, 42.5642)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EAF #83AF5E

analogous

#625EAF #8A5EAF #AF5EAB

triadic

#8A5EAF #AF8A5E #5EAF8A

tetradic

#8A5EAF #AF625E #83AF5E #5EABAF

square

#8A5EAF #AF625E #83AF5E #5EABAF

split-complementary

#8A5EAF #ABAF5E #5EAF62

monochromatic

#4B3162 #6B458B #8A5EAF #A887C3 #C5B0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#8A5EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#8A5EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EAF

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EAF	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.129 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc7',
    500: '#8a5eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5eaf;
$custom-light: #ae8cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.593,
    "s": 33.61,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56234,
    "c": 0.12898,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EAF

secondary

#B3C6A3

accent

#CA5E8F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EAF

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

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