#8A5FB5#8A5FB5

#8A5FB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.135 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FB5
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 181)
HSL	hsl(270, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 34.61, -39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 52.28, 311.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.0785 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.135 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.9122, 16.9240, 45.7667)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FB5 #8AB55F

analogous

#5F5FB5 #8A5FB5 #B55FB5

triadic

#8A5FB5 #B58A5F #5FB58A

tetradic

#8A5FB5 #B55F5F #8AB55F #5FB5B5

square

#8A5FB5 #B55F5F #8AB55F #5FB5B5

split-complementary

#8A5FB5 #B5B55F #5FB55F

monochromatic

#4D3169 #6B4493 #8A5FB5 #A989C8 #C7B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#8A5FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#8A5FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FB5

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FB5	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4871B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5373B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.135 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dcb',
    500: '#8a5fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fb5;
$custom-light: #ae8dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 36.752,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56735,
    "c": 0.13482,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FB5

secondary

#B8CAA6

accent

#CD5B94

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FB5

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

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