#8A6EFB#8A6EFB
#8A6EFB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.201 H 288.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A6EFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 110, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 95%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 56.2%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 44.43, -67.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 80.39, 303.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% 0.0638 -0.1911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.201 288.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4648, 23.5189, 94.0244) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.53
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.31
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.63
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.89
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.92
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A6EFB #DFFB6E
analogous
#6E98FB #8A6EFB #D06EFB
triadic
#8A6EFB #FB8A6E #6EFB8A
tetradic
#8A6EFB #FB6E98 #DFFB6E #6EFBD0
square
#8A6EFB #FB6E98 #DFFB6E #6EFBD0
split-complementary
#8A6EFB #FBD06E #98FB6E
monochromatic
#3306E8 #5A32F9 #8A6EFB #BAAAFD #E7E1FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#8A6EFB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#8A6EFB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A6EFB
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A6EFB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A6EFB | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1088FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1582F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#678DAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a6efb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 110, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.201 288.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b398fd',
500: '#8a6efb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a6efb; $custom-light: #b398fd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a6efb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 110,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.915,
"s": 94.631,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63571,
"c": 0.20147,
"h": 288.5
},
"luminance": 0.2352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A6EFB
secondary
#EEF5CF
accent
#E600B8
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E18
muted
#817E86