#8A66AD#8A66AD
#8A66AD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.113 H 306.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A66AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 102, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 30%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 41%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 41%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.40, 28.64, -32.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.40, 43.38, 311.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.54% 0.067 -0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.54% 0.113 306.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7739, 17.9233, 41.7868) |
| Luminance | 0.1792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.51
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 5.11
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.24
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A66AD #89AD66
analogous
#6766AD #8A66AD #AD66AD
triadic
#8A66AD #AD8A66 #66AD8A
tetradic
#8A66AD #AD6766 #89AD66 #66ADAD
square
#8A66AD #AD6766 #89AD66 #66ADAD
split-complementary
#8A66AD #ADAD66 #66AD67
monochromatic
#4D3563 #6B4B8B #8A66AD #A88EC2 #C7B6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#8A66AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#8A66AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A66AD
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A66AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A66AD | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5674B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E76AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#857181
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a66ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 102, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.113 306.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad92c5',
500: '#8a66ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a66ad; $custom-light: #ad92c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a66ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 102,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.423,
"s": 30.213,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57536,
"c": 0.11259,
"h": 306.5
},
"luminance": 0.17923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A66AD
secondary
#B7C7A8
accent
#C66193
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F1F8
border
#CECBD1
text
#100D13
muted
#7F7E82