#8A5EF2#8A5EF2

#8A5EF2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.212 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EF2
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 242)
HSL	hsl(258, 85%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(258, 61%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 61.2%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 50.82, -68.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 85.23, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.47% 0.0814 -0.1953)
OKLCH	oklch(60.47% 0.212 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.5066, 19.8186, 86.2052)
Luminance	0.1982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EF2 #C6F25E

analogous

#5E7CF2 #8A5EF2 #D45EF2

triadic

#8A5EF2 #F28A5E #5EF28A

tetradic

#8A5EF2 #F25E7C #C6F25E #5EF2D4

square

#8A5EF2 #F25E7C #C6F25E #5EF2D4

split-complementary

#8A5EF2 #F2D45E #7CF25E

monochromatic

#4610C6 #6125ED #8A5EF2 #B397F7 #DCCFFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#8A5EF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#8A5EF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5EF2

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5EF2	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DF7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0078EF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D809F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ef2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.212 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38ef7',
    500: '#8a5ef2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ef2;
$custom-light: #b38ef7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ef2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.838,
    "s": 85.057,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60471,
    "c": 0.21159,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EF2

secondary

#E0EEBD

accent

#E204A0

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EF2

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