#8A699C#8A699C

#8A699C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.085 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A699C
RGB	rgb(138, 105, 156)
HSL	hsl(279, 20%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 33%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 22.98, -22.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 32.27, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.0584 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.085 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5326, 17.9071, 33.7681)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A699C #7B9C69

analogous

#70699C #8A699C #9C6994

triadic

#8A699C #9C8A69 #699C8A

tetradic

#8A699C #9C7069 #7B9C69 #69949C

square

#8A699C #9C7069 #7B9C69 #69949C

split-complementary

#8A699C #949C69 #699C70

monochromatic

#493753 #6A4F78 #8A699C #A78EB4 #C4B3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#8A699C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#8A699C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A699C

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A699C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A699C	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)

#61749E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68769A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89707C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a699c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 105, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.085 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad94b9',
    500: '#8a699c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a699c;
$custom-light: #ad94b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a699c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 20.482,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57274,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A699C

secondary

#ADBCA5

accent

#BD6B88

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A699C

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

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