#8A6DAD#8A6DAD

#8A6DAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.100 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(267, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.10, 24.54, -29.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.10, 38.70, 309.36°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% 0.0566 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.1 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4912, 19.3578, 42.0259)
Luminance	0.1936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6DAD #90AD6D

analogous

#6D70AD #8A6DAD #AA6DAD

triadic

#8A6DAD #AD8A6D #6DAD8A

tetradic

#8A6DAD #AD6D70 #90AD6D #6DADAA

square

#8A6DAD #AD6D70 #90AD6D #6DADAA

split-complementary

#8A6DAD #ADAA6D #70AD6D

monochromatic

#4E3966 #6B4F8D #8A6DAD #A994C3 #C9BBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#8A6DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#8A6DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A6DAD

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A6DAD	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F79AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#857785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.100 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97c5',
    500: '#8a6dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6dad;
$custom-light: #ad97c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.188,
    "s": 28.07,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58823,
    "c": 0.10034,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6DAD

secondary

#BCC8AE

accent

#C46398

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6DAD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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