#8A60BD#8A60BD
#8A60BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.143 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A60BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 96, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 41%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 49.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.81, 35.99, -42.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.81, 55.92, 310.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.36% 0.0781 -0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.36% 0.143 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8474, 17.4432, 50.2448) |
| Luminance | 0.1744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 1.60
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.66
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.23
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.18
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.90
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A60BD #93BD60
analogous
#6064BD #8A60BD #B860BD
triadic
#8A60BD #BD8A60 #60BD8A
tetradic
#8A60BD #BD6064 #93BD60 #60BDB8
square
#8A60BD #BD6064 #93BD60 #60BDB8
split-complementary
#8A60BD #BDB860 #64BD60
monochromatic
#4E3073 #6B429E #8A60BD #AA8BCF #CAB6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#8A60BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#8A60BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A60BD
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A60BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A60BD | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4473C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F74BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#817186
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a60bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.143 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae8ed1',
500: '#8a60bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a60bd; $custom-light: #ae8ed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a60bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 96,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.097,
"s": 41.333,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57357,
"c": 0.14329,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.17443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A60BD
secondary
#BED0A9
accent
#D1579A
background
#FAF8FC
surface
#F5F0F9
border
#CFCBD2
text
#110C14
muted
#807D82