#8A6CBD#8A6CBD

#8A6CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.124 H 299.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6CBD
RGB	rgb(138, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(262, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(262, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 29.04, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 48.13, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% 0.0613 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.124 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0270, 19.8024, 50.6380)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6CBD #9FBD6C

analogous

#6C76BD #8A6CBD #B26CBD

triadic

#8A6CBD #BD8A6C #6CBD8A

tetradic

#8A6CBD #BD6C76 #9FBD6C #6CBDB2

square

#8A6CBD #BD6C76 #9FBD6C #6CBDB2

split-complementary

#8A6CBD #BDB26C #76BD6C

monochromatic

#4F3678 #6A49A3 #8A6CBD #AC96D0 #CDC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#8A6CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#8A6CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A6CBD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A6CBD	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#567BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.124 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96d1',
    500: '#8a6cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6cbd;
$custom-light: #ae96d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.222,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59456,
    "c": 0.12356,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6CBD

secondary

#C7D3B2

accent

#CE5AA3

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6CBD

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