#8A60A2#8A60A2

#8A60A2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.109 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A60A2
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 162)
HSL	hsl(278, 26%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 41%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 40.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.47, 29.59, -29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.47, 41.54, 315.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.0738 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.109 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1846, 16.3780, 36.2207)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A60A2 #78A260

analogous

#6960A2 #8A60A2 #A26099

triadic

#8A60A2 #A28A60 #60A28A

tetradic

#8A60A2 #A26960 #78A260 #6099A2

square

#8A60A2 #A26960 #78A260 #6099A2

split-complementary

#8A60A2 #99A260 #60A269

monochromatic

#493256 #69497C #8A60A2 #A687B9 #C3ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8A60A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8A60A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A60A2

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A60A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A60A2	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E72A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a60a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.109 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ebe',
    500: '#8a60a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a60a2;
$custom-light: #ad8ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a60a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 26.19,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55907,
    "c": 0.10926,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A60A2

secondary

#ABBEA0

accent

#C36587

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A60A2

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

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