#8A6EB3#8A6EB3

#8A6EB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.107 H 301.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6EB3
RGB	rgb(138, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(264, 31%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(264, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, 25.40, -32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 41.32, 307.93°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% 0.0564 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.107 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1921, 19.8098, 45.1883)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6EB3 #97B36E

analogous

#6E75B3 #8A6EB3 #AD6EB3

triadic

#8A6EB3 #B38A6E #6EB38A

tetradic

#8A6EB3 #B36E75 #97B36E #6EB3AD

square

#8A6EB3 #B36E75 #97B36E #6EB3AD

split-complementary

#8A6EB3 #B3AD6E #75B36E

monochromatic

#4E396D #6B4E95 #8A6EB3 #AA96C8 #CBBEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#8A6EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#8A6EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A6EB3

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A6EB3	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)

#5D7BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#837988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.107 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ca',
    500: '#8a6eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6eb3;
$custom-light: #ad98ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.348,
    "s": 31.222,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59306,
    "c": 0.10671,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6EB3

secondary

#C1CDB0

accent

#C7609E

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6EB3

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

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