#8C5ADA#8C5ADA

#8C5ADA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.189 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C5ADA
RGB	rgb(140, 90, 218)
HSL	hsl(263, 63%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 58.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 47.14, -58.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 75.07, 308.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.0896 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.189 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1231, 17.9494, 68.3517)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C5ADA #A8DA5A

analogous

#5A68DA #8C5ADA #CC5ADA

triadic

#8C5ADA #DA8C5A #5ADA8C

tetradic

#8C5ADA #DA5A68 #A8DA5A #5ADACC

square

#8C5ADA #DA5A68 #A8DA5A #5ADACC

split-complementary

#8C5ADA #DACC5A #68DA5A

monochromatic

#502298 #6A2DCA #8C5ADA #AF8CE5 #D2BEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#8C5ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#8C5ADA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8C5ADA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C5ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8C5ADA	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D76DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B74D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c5ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 90, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.189 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28be6',
    500: '#8c5ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c5ada;
$custom-light: #b28be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c5ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.438,
    "s": 63.366,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58412,
    "c": 0.18852,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C5ADA

secondary

#CDE0AF

accent

#CB1A86

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C5ADA

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

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