#8A5FB2#8A5FB2

#8A5FB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.131 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FB2
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 178)
HSL	hsl(271, 35%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 47%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.01, 33.89, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.01, 50.68, 311.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.0781 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.131 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6077, 16.8022, 44.1630)
Luminance	0.1680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FB2 #87B25F

analogous

#605FB2 #8A5FB2 #B25FB0

triadic

#8A5FB2 #B28A5F #5FB28A

tetradic

#8A5FB2 #B2605F #87B25F #5FB0B2

square

#8A5FB2 #B2605F #87B25F #5FB0B2

split-complementary

#8A5FB2 #B0B25F #5FB260

monochromatic

#4C3166 #6B458F #8A5FB2 #A888C6 #C6B2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#8A5FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#8A5FB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FB2

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FB2	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A70B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5572B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.131 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dc9',
    500: '#8a5fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fb2;
$custom-light: #ae8dc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.084,
    "s": 35.021,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56569,
    "c": 0.13104,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FB2

secondary

#B6C8A5

accent

#CB5D92

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FB2

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

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