#8A65EB#8A65EB
#8A65EB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.194 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A65EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 101, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 57%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 57%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.63, 45.10, -62.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.63, 77.39, 305.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.05% 0.0739 -0.179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.05% 0.194 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1262, 20.7079, 80.9909) |
| Luminance | 0.2071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.96
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.32
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.44
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.22
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.52
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A65EB #C6EB65
analogous
#6583EB #8A65EB #CD65EB
triadic
#8A65EB #EB8A65 #65EB8A
tetradic
#8A65EB #EB6583 #C6EB65 #65EBCD
square
#8A65EB #EB6583 #C6EB65 #65EBCD
split-complementary
#8A65EB #EBCD65 #83EB65
monochromatic
#4619BD #612FE4 #8A65EB #B39BF2 #DCD1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#8A65EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#8A65EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A65EB
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A65EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A65EB | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#117FEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#227BE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70829E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a65eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 101, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.194 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b292f2',
500: '#8a65eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a65eb; $custom-light: #b292f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a65eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 101,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.567,
"s": 77.011,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61054,
"c": 0.19369,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.20709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A65EB
secondary
#E0ECC0
accent
#D90CA1
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F1FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85