#8A5FA6#8A5FA6

#8A5FA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.116 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FA6
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 166)
HSL	hsl(276, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 31.08, -31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 44.31, 314.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.0761 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.116 311)
XYZ	xyz(21.4552, 16.3412, 38.0929)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FA6 #7BA65F

analogous

#665FA6 #8A5FA6 #A65F9E

triadic

#8A5FA6 #A68A5F #5FA68A

tetradic

#8A5FA6 #A6665F #7BA65F #5F9EA6

square

#8A5FA6 #A6665F #7BA65F #5F9EA6

split-complementary

#8A5FA6 #9EA65F #5FA666

monochromatic

#493259 #6A4780 #8A5FA6 #A786BC #C4AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8A5FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8A5FA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FA6

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FA6	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506EA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B71A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.116 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8dc0',
    500: '#8a5fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fa6;
$custom-light: #ad8dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.338,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55933,
    "c": 0.11601,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.16341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FA6

secondary

#ADC0A1

accent

#C5638A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FA6

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

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