#8A71AA#8A71AA
#8A71AA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.089 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A71AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 113, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 25%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 34%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, 21.48, -26.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 34.37, 308.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% 0.0498 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.089 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6406, 20.1159, 40.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.2012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.71
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.81
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.50
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.71
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A71AA #91AA71
analogous
#7174AA #8A71AA #A671AA
triadic
#8A71AA #AA8A71 #71AA8A
tetradic
#8A71AA #AA7174 #91AA71 #71AAA6
square
#8A71AA #AA7174 #91AA71 #71AAA6
split-complementary
#8A71AA #AAA671 #74AA71
monochromatic
#4E3C64 #6B538B #8A71AA #AA97C1 #C9BED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#8A71AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#8A71AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A71AA
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A71AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A71AA | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657BAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A7CA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#857A86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a71aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 113, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.089 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad9ac3',
500: '#8a71aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a71aa; $custom-light: #ad9ac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a71aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 113,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.316,
"s": 25.11,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59439,
"c": 0.08924,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.20116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A71AA
secondary
#BDC7B0
accent
#C2669A
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F8
border
#CECCD1
text
#100E12
muted
#7F7E81