#8A61BD#8A61BD

#8A61BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.142 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A61BD
RGB	rgb(138, 97, 189)
HSL	hsl(267, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 49%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 35.42, -42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 55.28, 309.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.53% 0.0767 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(57.53% 0.142 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9392, 17.6268, 50.2754)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A61BD #94BD61

analogous

#6166BD #8A61BD #B861BD

triadic

#8A61BD #BD8A61 #61BD8A

tetradic

#8A61BD #BD6166 #94BD61 #61BDB8

square

#8A61BD #BD6166 #94BD61 #61BDB8

split-complementary

#8A61BD #BDB861 #66BD61

monochromatic

#4E3073 #6B429F #8A61BD #AA8CCF #CAB7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#8A61BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#8A61BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A61BD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A61BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A61BD	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a61bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.142 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8fd1',
    500: '#8a61bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a61bd;
$custom-light: #ae8fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a61bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.739,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57526,
    "c": 0.14166,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A61BD

secondary

#BFD0AA

accent

#D1579B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A61BD

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

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