#8A68EE#8A68EE
#8A68EE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.193 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A68EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 104, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 56.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.47, 44.23, -63.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.47, 77.15, 304.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.73% 0.0705 -0.18) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.73% 0.193 291.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8599, 21.4760, 83.3917) |
| Luminance | 0.2148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.71
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.23
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.27
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.60
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.21
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A68EE #CCEE68
analogous
#6889EE #8A68EE #CD68EE
triadic
#8A68EE #EE8A68 #68EE8A
tetradic
#8A68EE #EE6889 #CCEE68 #68EECD
square
#8A68EE #EE6889 #CCEE68 #68EECD
split-complementary
#8A68EE #EECD68 #89EE68
monochromatic
#4316C5 #5F31E8 #8A68EE #B59FF4 #DFD6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#8A68EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#8A68EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A68EE
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A68EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A68EE | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1882F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#247DEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E85A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a68ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 104, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.193 291.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b294f4',
500: '#8a68ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a68ee; $custom-light: #b294f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a68ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 104,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.224,
"s": 79.762,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61732,
"c": 0.1933,
"h": 291.4
},
"luminance": 0.21477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A68EE
secondary
#E3EEC4
accent
#DC09A7
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F1FE
border
#D0CBD6
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85