#8A5EF4#8A5EF4
#8A5EF4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.214 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A5EF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 94, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 87%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 61%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.4%, 61.5%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 51.36, -69.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 86.26, 306.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.61% 0.0813 -0.1979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.61% 0.214 292.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8086, 19.9394, 87.7958) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.35
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.78
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.73
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.34
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A5EF4 #C8F45E
analogous
#5E7DF4 #8A5EF4 #D55EF4
triadic
#8A5EF4 #F48A5E #5EF48A
tetradic
#8A5EF4 #F45E7D #C8F45E #5EF4D5
square
#8A5EF4 #F45E7D #C8F45E #5EF4D5
split-complementary
#8A5EF4 #F4D55E #7DF45E
monochromatic
#450ECA #6025F0 #8A5EF4 #B497F8 #DDD1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#8A5EF4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8A5EF4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A5EF4
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A5EF4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A5EF4 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007EF9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0078F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C81A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a5ef4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.214 292.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b38ef9',
500: '#8a5ef4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a5ef4; $custom-light: #b38ef9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a5ef4",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 94,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.6,
"s": 87.209,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60615,
"c": 0.21397,
"h": 292.3
},
"luminance": 0.1994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A5EF4
secondary
#E1EFBE
accent
#E402A1
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85