#8A6DBB#8A6DBB
#8A6DBB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.119 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6DBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 109, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, 27.95, -37.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 46.38, 307.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.53% 0.0595 -0.1033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.53% 0.119 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9175, 19.9283, 49.5379) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.79
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.94
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.65
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.78
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.38
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6DBB #9EBB6D
analogous
#6D77BB #8A6DBB #B16DBB
triadic
#8A6DBB #BB8A6D #6DBB8A
tetradic
#8A6DBB #BB6D77 #9EBB6D #6DBBB1
square
#8A6DBB #BB6D77 #9EBB6D #6DBBB1
split-complementary
#8A6DBB #BBB16D #77BB6D
monochromatic
#4F3776 #6A4BA0 #8A6DBB #AB97CE #CDC1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#8A6DBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8A6DBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6DBB
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6DBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6DBB | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#587BBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7BB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#817A8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6dbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 109, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.119 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae97d0',
500: '#8a6dbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6dbb; $custom-light: #ae97d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6dbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 109,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.308,
"s": 36.449,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59532,
"c": 0.11921,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.19928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6DBB
secondary
#C6D1B2
accent
#CC5BA2
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F9
border
#CECCD2
text
#100D14
muted
#7F7E82