#8A5EBC#8A5EBC

#8A5EBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.145 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EBC
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 188)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 50%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, 36.88, -43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 56.67, 310.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.0807 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.145 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5591, 17.0396, 49.6150)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EBC #90BC5E

analogous

#5E61BC #8A5EBC #B95EBC

triadic

#8A5EBC #BC8A5E #5EBC8A

tetradic

#8A5EBC #BC5E61 #90BC5E #5EBCB9

square

#8A5EBC #BC5E61 #90BC5E #5EBCB9

split-complementary

#8A5EBC #BCB95E #61BC5E

monochromatic

#4E2F71 #6B419C #8A5EBC #A989CE #C9B4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#8A5EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#8A5EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EBC

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EBC	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D73BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.145 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dd0',
    500: '#8a5ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ebc;
$custom-light: #ae8dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.085,
    "s": 41.228,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56964,
    "c": 0.14528,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EBC

secondary

#BCCFA7

accent

#D15798

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EBC

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

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