#8A5EDE#8A5EDE

#8A5EDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.187 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EDE
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 222)
HSL	hsl(261, 66%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(261, 58%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.31, 45.53, -59.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.31, 74.76, 307.52°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% 0.0822 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.187 296)
XYZ	xyz(27.6654, 18.6821, 71.2415)
Luminance	0.1868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EDE #B2DE5E

analogous

#5E72DE #8A5EDE #CA5EDE

triadic

#8A5EDE #DE8A5E #5EDE8A

tetradic

#8A5EDE #DE5E72 #B2DE5E #5EDECA

square

#8A5EDE #DE5E72 #B2DE5E #5EDECA

split-complementary

#8A5EDE #DECA5E #72DE5E

monochromatic

#4D21A1 #652BD3 #8A5EDE #AF91E8 #D4C4F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#8A5EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#8A5EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5EDE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5EDE	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1479E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A76DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.187 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18de9',
    500: '#8a5ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ede;
$custom-light: #b18de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.625,
    "s": 65.979,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59089,
    "c": 0.18746,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.18683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EDE

secondary

#D3E4B4

accent

#CE188F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EDE

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

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