#8A5FBD#8A5FBD

#8A5FBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.145 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5FBD
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 189)
HSL	hsl(267, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 49.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, 36.56, -43.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 56.56, 310.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.0795 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.145 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7567, 17.2618, 50.2146)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5FBD #92BD5F

analogous

#5F63BD #8A5FBD #B95FBD

triadic

#8A5FBD #BD8A5F #5FBD8A

tetradic

#8A5FBD #BD5F63 #92BD5F #5FBDB9

square

#8A5FBD #BD5F63 #92BD5F #5FBDB9

split-complementary

#8A5FBD #BDB95F #63BD5F

monochromatic

#4E2F72 #6B419E #8A5FBD #AA8ACF #C9B6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#8A5FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#8A5FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5FBD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5FBD	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4272C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.145 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8dd1',
    500: '#8a5fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5fbd;
$custom-light: #ae8dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.447,
    "s": 41.593,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57189,
    "c": 0.14491,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5FBD

secondary

#BECFA8

accent

#D15699

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5FBD

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

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