#8A70AE#8A70AE

#8A70AE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.096 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A70AE
RGB	rgb(138, 112, 174)
HSL	hsl(265, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.89, 23.02, -29.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.89, 37.24, 308.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% 0.0523 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.096 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9138, 20.0476, 42.6459)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A70AE #94AE70

analogous

#7075AE #8A70AE #A970AE

triadic

#8A70AE #AE8A70 #70AE8A

tetradic

#8A70AE #AE7075 #94AE70 #70AEA9

square

#8A70AE #AE7075 #94AE70 #70AEA9

split-complementary

#8A70AE #AEA970 #75AE70

monochromatic

#4E3B68 #6B5190 #8A70AE #AA97C4 #CABEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#8A70AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#8A70AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A70AE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A70AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A70AE	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a70ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 112, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.096 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad99c6',
    500: '#8a70ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a70ae;
$custom-light: #ad99c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a70ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.161,
    "s": 27.679,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59437,
    "c": 0.09646,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A70AE

secondary

#BFCAB0

accent

#C4649C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A70AE

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

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