#8D5ABA#8D5ABA
#8D5ABA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.150 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 90, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 41%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.2%, 51.6%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.65, 39.47, -42.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.65, 58.29, 312.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.51% 0.0898 -0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.51% 0.15 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5018, 16.5204, 48.3955) |
| Luminance | 0.1652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 1.36
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.38
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.34
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.47
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.80
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5ABA #87BA5A
analogous
#5D5ABA #8D5ABA #BA5AB7
triadic
#8D5ABA #BA8D5A #5ABA8D
tetradic
#8D5ABA #BA5D5A #87BA5A #5AB7BA
square
#8D5ABA #BA5D5A #87BA5A #5AB7BA
split-complementary
#8D5ABA #B7BA5A #5ABA5D
monochromatic
#4F2D6C #6E3F97 #8D5ABA #AB85CC #C9B0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.88
#8D5ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.30
#8D5ABA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5ABA
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5ABA | 1.00 | 4.88 | 4.30 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E6FBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D71B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#866B81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 90, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.150 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18acf',
500: '#8d5aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5aba; $custom-light: #b18acf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 90,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.875,
"s": 41.026,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56514,
"c": 0.15014,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.1652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5ABA
secondary
#B7CCA3
accent
#D15790
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F9
border
#D0CBD2
text
#110C14
muted
#807D82