#8A5FA0#8A5FA0

#8A5FA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.109 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FA0
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 160)
HSL	hsl(280, 25%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 41%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 29.72, -28.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 41.17, 316.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.0749 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.109 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9176, 16.1262, 35.2616)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FA0 #75A05F

analogous

#695FA0 #8A5FA0 #A05F96

triadic

#8A5FA0 #A08A5F #5FA08A

tetradic

#8A5FA0 #A0695F #75A05F #5F96A0

square

#8A5FA0 #A0695F #75A05F #5F96A0

split-complementary

#8A5FA0 #96A05F #5FA069

monochromatic

#483153 #69487A #8A5FA0 #A685B7 #C2ACCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8A5FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8A5FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FA0

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FA0	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E719E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.109 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dbc',
    500: '#8a5fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fa0;
$custom-light: #ad8dbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.692,
    "s": 25.49,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55631,
    "c": 0.1086,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FA0

secondary

#A9BC9F

accent

#C26685

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FA0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →