#8A6ADE#8A6ADE
#8A6ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.170 H 293.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 106, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 64%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 52%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.8%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.93, 38.77, -55.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.93, 67.37, 305.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.02% 0.0677 -0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.02% 0.17 293.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8166, 20.9846, 71.6253) |
| Luminance | 0.2099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.62
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.86
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.56
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.38
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.35
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6ADE #BEDE6A
analogous
#6A84DE #8A6ADE #C46ADE
triadic
#8A6ADE #DE8A6A #6ADE8A
tetradic
#8A6ADE #DE6A84 #BEDE6A #6ADEC4
square
#8A6ADE #DE6A84 #BEDE6A #6ADEC4
split-complementary
#8A6ADE #DEC46A #84DE6A
monochromatic
#4925A8 #6338D3 #8A6ADE #B19CE9 #D9CEF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#8A6ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#8A6ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6ADE
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6ADE | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3980E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#407CDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75829A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 106, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.170 293.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b095e9',
500: '#8a6ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6ade; $custom-light: #b095e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 106,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.552,
"s": 63.736,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61023,
"c": 0.17015,
"h": 293.4
},
"luminance": 0.20985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6ADE
secondary
#DBE6BE
accent
#CC1A9B
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84