#8A70ED#8A70ED
#8A70ED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.181 H 289.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A70ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 112, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 52.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.18, 39.41, -59.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.18, 71.70, 303.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.98% 0.0612 -0.1702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.98% 0.181 289.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5572, 23.1050, 82.9013) |
| Luminance | 0.2311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.45
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.64
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.68
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.03
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.14
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A70ED #D3ED70
analogous
#7094ED #8A70ED #C870ED
triadic
#8A70ED #ED8A70 #70ED8A
tetradic
#8A70ED #ED7094 #D3ED70 #70EDC8
square
#8A70ED #ED7094 #D3ED70 #70EDC8
split-complementary
#8A70ED #EDC870 #94ED70
monochromatic
#3E19C9 #5E3AE6 #8A70ED #B6A6F4 #E3DDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#8A70ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#8A70ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A70ED
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A70ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A70ED | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3587F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3881EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E8AA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a70ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 112, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.181 289.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b199f3',
500: '#8a70ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a70ed; $custom-light: #b199f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a70ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 112,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.48,
"s": 77.64,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6298,
"c": 0.18089,
"h": 289.8
},
"luminance": 0.23106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A70ED
secondary
#E7EFCA
accent
#DA0CAF
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85