#8A5EF6#8A5EF6

#8A5EF6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.216 H 292.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EF6
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 246)
HSL	hsl(257, 89%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(257, 62%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 61.8%, 0%, 3.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.91, 51.89, -70.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.91, 87.30, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% 0.0812 -0.2005)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.216 292)
XYZ	xyz(31.1139, 20.0615, 89.4038)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EF6 #CAF65E

analogous

#5E7EF6 #8A5EF6 #D65EF6

triadic

#8A5EF6 #F68A5E #5EF68A

tetradic

#8A5EF6 #F65E7E #CAF65E #5EF6D6

square

#8A5EF6 #F65E7E #CAF65E #5EF6D6

split-complementary

#8A5EF6 #F6D65E #7EF65E

monochromatic

#440CCE #6024F3 #8A5EF6 #B498F9 #DED2FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#8A5EF6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#8A5EF6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A5EF6

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EF6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A5EF6	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EFB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0079F3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B81A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ef6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 246);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.216 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38efa',
    500: '#8a5ef6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ef6;
$custom-light: #b38efa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ef6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 246
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.368,
    "s": 89.412,
    "l": 66.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60759,
    "c": 0.21634,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.20063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EF6

secondary

#E2F0BF

accent

#E600A3

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EF6

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