#8A61ED#8A61ED
#8A61ED is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.202 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A61ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 97, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 80%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 59%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 59.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.91, 47.85, -65.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.91, 80.85, 306.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.57% 0.0784 -0.1857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.57% 0.202 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0378, 20.0663, 82.3949) |
| Luminance | 0.2007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.38
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.40
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.86
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.34
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.94
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A61ED #C4ED61
analogous
#617EED #8A61ED #D061ED
triadic
#8A61ED #ED8A61 #61ED8A
tetradic
#8A61ED #ED617E #C4ED61 #61EDD0
square
#8A61ED #ED617E #C4ED61 #61EDD0
split-complementary
#8A61ED #EDD061 #7EED61
monochromatic
#4716BE #612AE7 #8A61ED #B398F3 #DBCFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#8A61ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#8A61ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A61ED
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A61ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A61ED | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007EF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0A79EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F809E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a61ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.202 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28ff4',
500: '#8a61ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a61ed; $custom-light: #b28ff4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a61ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 97,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.571,
"s": 79.545,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6057,
"c": 0.2016,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.20067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A61ED
secondary
#DFECBD
accent
#DC0A9E
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FE
border
#D0CBD6
text
#110C17
muted
#807D85