#8A6EEE#8A6EEE
#8A6EEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.185 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6EEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 110, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 53.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, 40.83, -61.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 73.48, 303.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% 0.0636 -0.1737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.185 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4855, 22.7272, 83.6002) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.13
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.76
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.15
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.70
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.92
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6EEE #D2EE6E
analogous
#6E92EE #8A6EEE #CA6EEE
triadic
#8A6EEE #EE8A6E #6EEE8A
tetradic
#8A6EEE #EE6E92 #D2EE6E #6EEECA
square
#8A6EEE #EE6E92 #D2EE6E #6EEECA
split-complementary
#8A6EEE #EECA6E #92EE6E
monochromatic
#3F18CA #5E37E8 #8A6EEE #B6A5F4 #E2DCFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#8A6EEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#8A6EEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6EEE
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6EEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6EEE | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E86F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3380EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D89A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6eee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 110, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.185 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b298f4',
500: '#8a6eee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6eee; $custom-light: #b298f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6eee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 110,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.125,
"s": 79.012,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6271,
"c": 0.18498,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.22728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6EEE
secondary
#E7EFC8
accent
#DB0AAE
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85