#8A5EB0#8A5EB0

#8A5EB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.130 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EB0
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 176)
HSL	hsl(272, 34%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 47%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 46.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.68, 33.99, -37.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.68, 50.27, 312.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.0792 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.13 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3189, 16.5435, 43.0833)
Luminance	0.1654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EB0 #84B05E

analogous

#615EB0 #8A5EB0 #B05EAD

triadic

#8A5EB0 #B08A5E #5EB08A

tetradic

#8A5EB0 #B0615E #84B05E #5EADB0

square

#8A5EB0 #B0615E #84B05E #5EADB0

split-complementary

#8A5EB0 #ADB05E #5EB061

monochromatic

#4C3163 #6B458C #8A5EB0 #A887C4 #C6B0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#8A5EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#8A5EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EB0

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EB0	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5572AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.130 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dc8',
    500: '#8a5eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5eb0;
$custom-light: #ae8dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.195,
    "s": 34.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56289,
    "c": 0.13023,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EB0

secondary

#B4C7A3

accent

#CA5E90

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EB0

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

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