#8A61A2#8A61A2

#8A61A2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.107 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A61A2
RGB	rgb(138, 97, 162)
HSL	hsl(278, 26%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 40%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 40.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.70, 29.01, -28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.70, 40.87, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0722 -0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.107 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2764, 16.5617, 36.2513)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A61A2 #79A261

analogous

#6961A2 #8A61A2 #A26199

triadic

#8A61A2 #A28A61 #61A28A

tetradic

#8A61A2 #A26961 #79A261 #6199A2

square

#8A61A2 #A26961 #79A261 #6199A2

split-complementary

#8A61A2 #99A261 #61A269

monochromatic

#493356 #6A497D #8A61A2 #A788B9 #C3AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#8A61A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#8A61A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A61A2

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A61A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A61A2	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F72A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a61a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.107 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ebe',
    500: '#8a61a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a61a2;
$custom-light: #ad8ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a61a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.846,
    "s": 25.896,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56086,
    "c": 0.10744,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A61A2

secondary

#ACBEA1

accent

#C26688

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A61A2

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

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