#8A70C0#8A70C0
#8A70C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.121 H 297.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A70C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 112, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 39%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.73, 27.45, -38.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.73, 47.16, 305.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.35% 0.0561 -0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.35% 0.121 297.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7876, 20.7971, 52.5146) |
| Luminance | 0.2080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.28
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.78
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.05
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.59
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.89
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A70C0 #A6C070
analogous
#707EC0 #8A70C0 #B270C0
triadic
#8A70C0 #C08A70 #70C08A
tetradic
#8A70C0 #C0707E #A6C070 #70C0B2
square
#8A70C0 #C0707E #A6C070 #70C0B2
split-complementary
#8A70C0 #C0B270 #7EC070
monochromatic
#4E387E #694AA9 #8A70C0 #AD9AD3 #D0C5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#8A70C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#8A70C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A70C0
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A70C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A70C0 | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A7EC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7DBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F7E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a70c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 112, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.121 297.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae99d3',
500: '#8a70c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a70c0; $custom-light: #ae99d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a70c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 112,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.5,
"s": 38.835,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60346,
"c": 0.12103,
"h": 297.6
},
"luminance": 0.20797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A70C0
secondary
#CBD5B6
accent
#CF59A8
background
#FAF9FD
surface
#F4F2FA
border
#CECCD3
text
#100E14
muted
#7F7E83