#8A68AA#8A68AA

#8A68AA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.105 H 307.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A68AA
RGB	rgb(138, 104, 170)
HSL	hsl(271, 28%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 39%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 38.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.75, 26.77, -30.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.75, 40.42, 311.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.0634 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.105 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6858, 18.2064, 40.3415)
Luminance	0.1821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A68AA #88AA68

analogous

#6968AA #8A68AA #AA68A9

triadic

#8A68AA #AA8A68 #68AA8A

tetradic

#8A68AA #AA6968 #88AA68 #68A9AA

square

#8A68AA #AA6968 #88AA68 #68A9AA

split-complementary

#8A68AA #A9AA68 #68AA69

monochromatic

#4C3761 #6B4D88 #8A68AA #A88FC0 #C7B6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8A68AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8A68AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A68AA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A68AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A68AA	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A75AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6277A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a68aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 104, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.105 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad93c3',
    500: '#8a68aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a68aa;
$custom-light: #ad93c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a68aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.909,
    "s": 27.966,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57749,
    "c": 0.10515,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A68AA

secondary

#B6C5A9

accent

#C46492

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A68AA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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