#8A66E6#8A66E6
#8A66E6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.186 H 293.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A66E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 102, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 56%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 55.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.53, 43.19, -60.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.53, 74.12, 305.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.88% 0.0728 -0.1713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.88% 0.186 293) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5117, 20.6184, 77.2724) |
| Luminance | 0.2062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.17
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.89
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.42
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.46
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.57
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A66E6 #C2E666
analogous
#6682E6 #8A66E6 #CA66E6
triadic
#8A66E6 #E68A66 #66E68A
tetradic
#8A66E6 #E66682 #C2E666 #66E6CA
square
#8A66E6 #E66682 #C2E666 #66E6CA
split-complementary
#8A66E6 #E6CA66 #82E666
monochromatic
#481DB4 #6231DD #8A66E6 #B29BEF #DACFF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#8A66E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#8A66E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A66E6
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A66E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A66E6 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#237FEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E7BE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72819C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a66e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 102, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.186 293.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b193ef',
500: '#8a66e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a66e6; $custom-light: #b193ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a66e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 102,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.875,
"s": 71.91,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6088,
"c": 0.18607,
"h": 293
},
"luminance": 0.20619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A66E6
secondary
#DDEABE
accent
#D4129D
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F1FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84