#8A61CA#8A61CA
#8A61CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.158 H 299.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A61CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 97, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 52%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.76, 38.68, -48.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.76, 62.26, 308.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.29% 0.0779 -0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.29% 0.158 299.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4141, 18.2167, 58.0429) |
| Luminance | 0.1822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.83
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.60
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.96
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.33
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.98
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A61CA #A1CA61
analogous
#616CCA #8A61CA #BF61CA
triadic
#8A61CA #CA8A61 #61CA8A
tetradic
#8A61CA #CA616C #A1CA61 #61CABF
square
#8A61CA #CA616C #A1CA61 #61CABF
split-complementary
#8A61CA #CABF61 #6CCA61
monochromatic
#4F2C84 #6A3CB2 #8A61CA #AC8FD9 #CEBDE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.52
#8A61CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#8A61CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A61CA
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A61CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A61CA | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B76CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4676C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D758C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a61ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.158 299.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8fdb',
500: '#8a61ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a61ca; $custom-light: #af8fdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a61ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 97,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.429,
"s": 49.763,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58292,
"c": 0.15815,
"h": 299.5
},
"luminance": 0.18217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A61CA
secondary
#C8D8AF
accent
#D94FA3
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83