#8A6AAE#8A6AAE

#8A6AAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.107 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6AAE
RGB	rgb(138, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(268, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 39%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.41, 26.54, -31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.41, 41.25, 310.05°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.0613 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.107 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.2737, 18.7674, 42.4326)
Luminance	0.1877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6AAE #8EAE6A

analogous

#6A6CAE #8A6AAE #AC6AAE

triadic

#8A6AAE #AE8A6A #6AAE8A

tetradic

#8A6AAE #AE6A6C #8EAE6A #6AAEAC

square

#8A6AAE #AE6A6C #8EAE6A #6AAEAC

split-complementary

#8A6AAE #AEAC6A #6CAE6A

monochromatic

#4D3866 #6B4D8E #8A6AAE #A992C4 #C8B9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#8A6AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#8A6AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A6AAE

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A6AAE	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B77B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6278AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.107 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95c6',
    500: '#8a6aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6aae;
$custom-light: #ad95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58315,
    "c": 0.10692,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.18767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6AAE

secondary

#BBC8AC

accent

#C66297

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6AAE

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

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