#8A6AE0#8A6AE0
#8A6AE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.173 H 293.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 106, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 53%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 39.31, -56.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 68.44, 305.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.15% 0.0678 -0.1589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.15% 0.173 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0862, 21.0925, 73.0453) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.73
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.64
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.53
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.27
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.35
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6AE0 #C0E06A
analogous
#6A85E0 #8A6AE0 #C56AE0
triadic
#8A6AE0 #E08A6A #6AE08A
tetradic
#8A6AE0 #E06A85 #C0E06A #6AE0C5
square
#8A6AE0 #E06A85 #C0E06A #6AE0C5
split-complementary
#8A6AE0 #E0C56A #85E06A
monochromatic
#4924AC #6237D5 #8A6AE0 #B29DEB #DACFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#8A6AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#8A6AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6AE0
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6AE0 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3780E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E7DDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74829B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 106, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.173 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b095ea',
500: '#8a6ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6ae0; $custom-light: #b095ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 106,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.271,
"s": 65.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61149,
"c": 0.17272,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.21093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6AE0
secondary
#DCE7BF
accent
#CD189C
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84