#8A5EC5#8A5EC5

#8A5EC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.157 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EC5
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 197)
HSL	hsl(266, 47%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 52%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 39.12, -47.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 61.48, 309.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.0815 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.157 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5597, 17.4398, 54.8848)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EC5 #99C55E

analogous

#5E66C5 #8A5EC5 #BE5EC5

triadic

#8A5EC5 #C58A5E #5EC58A

tetradic

#8A5EC5 #C55E66 #99C55E #5EC5BE

square

#8A5EC5 #C55E66 #99C55E #5EC5BE

split-complementary

#8A5EC5 #C5BE5E #66C55E

monochromatic

#4F2D7C #6B3DA9 #8A5EC5 #AB8BD5 #CBB8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#8A5EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#8A5EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EC5

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EC5	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A73C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4773C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.157 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8dd7',
    500: '#8a5ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ec5;
$custom-light: #af8dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.631,
    "s": 47.032,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57497,
    "c": 0.15654,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EC5

secondary

#C2D4AA

accent

#D7519E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EC5

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

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