#8A61AE#8A61AE

#8A61AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.123 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A61AE
RGB	rgb(138, 97, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 32%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 44%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 31.79, -34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 47.23, 312.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% 0.0746 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.123 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3944, 17.0089, 42.1395)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A61AE #85AE61

analogous

#6361AE #8A61AE #AE61AC

triadic

#8A61AE #AE8A61 #61AE8A

tetradic

#8A61AE #AE6361 #85AE61 #61ACAE

square

#8A61AE #AE6361 #85AE61 #61ACAE

split-complementary

#8A61AE #ACAE61 #61AE63

monochromatic

#4C3262 #6B478B #8A61AE #A889C3 #C6B2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8A61AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8A61AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A61AE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A61AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A61AE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a61ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.123 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8fc6',
    500: '#8a61ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a61ae;
$custom-light: #ae8fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a61ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.948,
    "s": 32.218,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56699,
    "c": 0.12257,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A61AE

secondary

#B4C6A5

accent

#C85F90

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A61AE

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

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