#8A5FA4#8A5FA4

#8A5FA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.114 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FA4
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 164)
HSL	hsl(277, 27%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 30.62, -30.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 43.26, 315.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0757 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.114 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2731, 16.2684, 37.1342)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FA4 #79A45F

analogous

#675FA4 #8A5FA4 #A45F9B

triadic

#8A5FA4 #A48A5F #5FA48A

tetradic

#8A5FA4 #A4675F #79A45F #5F9BA4

square

#8A5FA4 #A4675F #79A45F #5F9BA4

split-complementary

#8A5FA4 #9BA45F #5FA467

monochromatic

#493257 #6A487E #8A5FA4 #A786BA #C3ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8A5FA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8A5FA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FA4

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FA4	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C71A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.114 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dbf',
    500: '#8a5fa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fa4;
$custom-light: #ad8dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 27.49,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55831,
    "c": 0.11352,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FA4

secondary

#ACBFA0

accent

#C46488

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FA4

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

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