#8A6EBD#8A6EBD
#8A6EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.120 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6EBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 110, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 42%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.10, 27.87, -37.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.10, 46.82, 306.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.82% 0.0584 -0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.82% 0.12 299.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2404, 20.2291, 50.7091) |
| Luminance | 0.2023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.92
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.27
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.03
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.58
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6EBD #A1BD6E
analogous
#6E79BD #8A6EBD #B16EBD
triadic
#8A6EBD #BD8A6E #6EBD8A
tetradic
#8A6EBD #BD6E79 #A1BD6E #6EBDB1
square
#8A6EBD #BD6E79 #A1BD6E #6EBDB1
split-complementary
#8A6EBD #BDB16E #79BD6E
monochromatic
#4F3779 #6A4AA3 #8A6EBD #AC98D0 #CEC2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#8A6EBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#8A6EBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6EBD
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6EBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6EBD | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#587CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#807C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6ebd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 110, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.120 299.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae98d1',
500: '#8a6ebd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6ebd; $custom-light: #ae98d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6ebd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 110,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.266,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5982,
"c": 0.12025,
"h": 299.1
},
"luminance": 0.20229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6EBD
secondary
#C8D3B4
accent
#CD5AA5
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F9
border
#CECCD2
text
#100D14
muted
#7F7E82