#8A6EAD#8A6EAD

#8A6EAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.099 H 304.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6EAD
RGB	rgb(138, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(267, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.35, 23.95, -29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.35, 38.03, 309.04°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% 0.0551 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.099 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.5984, 19.5723, 42.0617)
Luminance	0.1957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6EAD #91AD6E

analogous

#6E71AD #8A6EAD #A96EAD

triadic

#8A6EAD #AD8A6E #6EAD8A

tetradic

#8A6EAD #AD6E71 #91AD6E #6EADA9

square

#8A6EAD #AD6E71 #91AD6E #6EADA9

split-complementary

#8A6EAD #ADA96E #71AD6E

monochromatic

#4E3A67 #6B508E #8A6EAD #AA95C3 #C9BCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#8A6EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#8A6EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A6EAD

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A6EAD	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.099 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98c5',
    500: '#8a6ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6ead;
$custom-light: #ad98c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 27.753,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59011,
    "c": 0.09859,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.19572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6EAD

secondary

#BDC9AE

accent

#C46499

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6EAD

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

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