#8A5EB3#8A5EB3

#8A5EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.134 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EB3
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(271, 36%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 47%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 34.70, -38.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 51.87, 312.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.0797 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.134 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6190, 16.6635, 44.6639)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EB3 #87B35E

analogous

#5F5EB3 #8A5EB3 #B35EB1

triadic

#8A5EB3 #B38A5E #5EB38A

tetradic

#8A5EB3 #B35F5E #87B35E #5EB1B3

square

#8A5EB3 #B35F5E #87B35E #5EB1B3

split-complementary

#8A5EB3 #B1B35E #5EB35F

monochromatic

#4C3066 #6B4490 #8A5EB3 #A888C7 #C6B1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8A5EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8A5EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EB3

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EB3	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4870B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5372B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.134 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dca',
    500: '#8a5eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5eb3;
$custom-light: #ae8dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.059,
    "s": 35.865,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56454,
    "c": 0.13399,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EB3

secondary

#B6C9A4

accent

#CC5C92

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EB3

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