#8A6CEF#8A6CEF
#8A6CEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.189 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6CEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 108, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 54.8%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.41, 42.24, -62.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.41, 75.24, 304.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.0659 -0.1772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.189 290.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4195, 22.3594, 84.3050) |
| Luminance | 0.2236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.88
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.95
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.30
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.41
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.63
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6CEF #D1EF6C
analogous
#6C90EF #8A6CEF #CB6CEF
triadic
#8A6CEF #EF8A6C #6CEF8A
tetradic
#8A6CEF #EF6C90 #D1EF6C #6CEFCB
square
#8A6CEF #EF6C90 #D1EF6C #6CEFCB
split-complementary
#8A6CEF #EFCB6C #90EF6C
monochromatic
#3F16CB #5E35E9 #8A6CEF #B6A3F5 #E2DAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#8A6CEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#8A6CEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6CEF
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6CEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6CEF | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2685F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C7FEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D88A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6cef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 108, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.189 290.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b297f5',
500: '#8a6cef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6cef; $custom-light: #b297f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6cef",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 108,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.74,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62445,
"c": 0.18904,
"h": 290.4
},
"luminance": 0.2236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6CEF
secondary
#E6EFC7
accent
#DD09AC
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85