#8D55AF#8D55AF

#8D55AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.145 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D55AF
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 39.69, -39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 55.72, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0958 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.145 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9695, 15.2553, 42.3364)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D55AF #77AF55

analogous

#6055AF #8D55AF #AF55A4

triadic

#8D55AF #AF8D55 #55AF8D

tetradic

#8D55AF #AF6055 #77AF55 #55A4AF

square

#8D55AF #AF6055 #77AF55 #55A4AF

split-complementary

#8D55AF #A4AF55 #55AF60

monochromatic

#4B2C5E #6C4087 #8D55AF #A97FC3 #C5A8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#8D55AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8D55AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D55AF

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D55AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D55AF	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d55af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.145 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b087c7',
    500: '#8d55af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d55af;
$custom-light: #b087c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d55af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55085,
    "c": 0.14529,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D55AF

secondary

#ABC49C

accent

#CC5C86

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D55AF

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

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