#8A5EBB#8A5EBB

#8A5EBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.144 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EBB
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 187)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 49.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 36.64, -42.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 56.14, 310.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.0806 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.144 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4516, 16.9966, 49.0493)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EBB #8FBB5E

analogous

#5E61BB #8A5EBB #B85EBB

triadic

#8A5EBB #BB8A5E #5EBB8A

tetradic

#8A5EBB #BB5E61 #8FBB5E #5EBBB8

square

#8A5EBB #BB5E61 #8FBB5E #5EBBB8

split-complementary

#8A5EBB #BBB85E #61BB5E

monochromatic

#4E2F70 #6C419B #8A5EBB #A989CD #C9B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8A5EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8A5EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EBB

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EBB	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4271BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.144 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dd0',
    500: '#8a5ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ebb;
$custom-light: #ae8dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.387,
    "s": 40.611,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56906,
    "c": 0.14403,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.16997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EBB

secondary

#BBCEA7

accent

#D05797

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EBB

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

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