#8A6AE1#8A6AE1
#8A6AE1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.174 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6AE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 106, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 53%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.11, 39.58, -56.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.11, 68.98, 305.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% 0.0678 -0.1602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.174 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2223, 21.1469, 73.7617) |
| Luminance | 0.2115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.80
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.54
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.53
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.23
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.36
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6AE1 #C1E16A
analogous
#6A86E1 #8A6AE1 #C56AE1
triadic
#8A6AE1 #E18A6A #6AE18A
tetradic
#8A6AE1 #E16A86 #C1E16A #6AE1C5
square
#8A6AE1 #E16A86 #C1E16A #6AE1C5
split-complementary
#8A6AE1 #E1C56A #86E16A
monochromatic
#4823AE #6237D7 #8A6AE1 #B29DEB #DAD0F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#8A6AE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#8A6AE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6AE1
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6AE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6AE1 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3580E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C7DDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74839B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6ae1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 106, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.174 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b195eb',
500: '#8a6ae1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6ae1; $custom-light: #b195eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6ae1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 106,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.134,
"s": 66.48,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61212,
"c": 0.17401,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.21148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6AE1
secondary
#DDE8BF
accent
#CE179D
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D16
muted
#807E84