#8A65D1#8A65D1
#8A65D1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.161 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A65D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 101, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 54%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 52%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 51.7%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.05, 38.20, -50.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.05, 63.50, 306.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.38% 0.0732 -0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.38% 0.161 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6407, 19.3137, 62.6336) |
| Luminance | 0.1931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.86
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.94
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.32
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.61
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.70
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A65D1 #ACD165
analogous
#6576D1 #8A65D1 #C065D1
triadic
#8A65D1 #D18A65 #65D18A
tetradic
#8A65D1 #D16576 #ACD165 #65D1C0
square
#8A65D1 #D16576 #ACD165 #65D1C0
split-complementary
#8A65D1 #D1C065 #76D165
monochromatic
#4E2B90 #6739C0 #8A65D1 #AE94DF #D2C3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#8A65D1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#8A65D1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A65D1
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A65D1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A65D1 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C7AD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4578CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A7A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a65d1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 101, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.161 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b092e0',
500: '#8a65d1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a65d1; $custom-light: #b092e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a65d1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 101,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.556,
"s": 54,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59383,
"c": 0.16092,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.19314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A65D1
secondary
#CFDDB4
accent
#C1248C
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F1FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110D15
muted
#807E83