#8A5FA3#8A5FA3

#8A5FA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.112 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FA3
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 163)
HSL	hsl(278, 27%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 30.40, -30.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 42.73, 315.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.0755 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.112 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1832, 16.2324, 36.6605)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FA3 #78A35F

analogous

#685FA3 #8A5FA3 #A35F9A

triadic

#8A5FA3 #A38A5F #5FA38A

tetradic

#8A5FA3 #A3685F #78A35F #5F9AA3

square

#8A5FA3 #A3685F #78A35F #5F9AA3

split-complementary

#8A5FA3 #9AA35F #5FA368

monochromatic

#493256 #69487D #8A5FA3 #A686B9 #C3ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8A5FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8A5FA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FA3

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FA3	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D71A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.112 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dbe',
    500: '#8a5fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fa3;
$custom-light: #ad8dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.941,
    "s": 26.984,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5578,
    "c": 0.11228,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FA3

secondary

#ABBEA0

accent

#C36487

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FA3

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

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