#8A5FA5#8A5FA5

#8A5FA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.115 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FA5
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 165)
HSL	hsl(277, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 42%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 30.85, -31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 43.79, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.0759 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.115 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3638, 16.3047, 37.6117)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FA5 #7AA55F

analogous

#675FA5 #8A5FA5 #A55F9D

triadic

#8A5FA5 #A58A5F #5FA58A

tetradic

#8A5FA5 #A5675F #7AA55F #5F9DA5

square

#8A5FA5 #A5675F #7AA55F #5F9DA5

split-complementary

#8A5FA5 #9DA55F #5FA567

monochromatic

#493258 #6A487F #8A5FA5 #A786BB #C3ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#8A5FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#8A5FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FA5

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FA5	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C71A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.115 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dc0',
    500: '#8a5fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fa5;
$custom-light: #ad8dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.857,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55882,
    "c": 0.11476,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FA5

secondary

#ACBFA0

accent

#C46389

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FA5

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

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