#8A71BD#8A71BD
#8A71BD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.115 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A71BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 113, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 40.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.83, 26.11, -36.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.83, 44.85, 305.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.37% 0.0542 -0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.37% 0.115 298) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5695, 20.8874, 50.8188) |
| Luminance | 0.2089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.20
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.41
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.56
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A71BD #A4BD71
analogous
#717EBD #8A71BD #B071BD
triadic
#8A71BD #BD8A71 #71BD8A
tetradic
#8A71BD #BD717E #A4BD71 #71BDB0
square
#8A71BD #BD717E #A4BD71 #71BDB0
split-complementary
#8A71BD #BDB071 #7EBD71
monochromatic
#4F397B #694CA4 #8A71BD #AC9BD0 #CFC5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#8A71BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#8A71BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A71BD
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A71BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A71BD | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D7EC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#807E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a71bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 113, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.115 298.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae9ad1',
500: '#8a71bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a71bd; $custom-light: #ae9ad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a71bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 113,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.737,
"s": 36.538,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60373,
"c": 0.11529,
"h": 298
},
"luminance": 0.20888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A71BD
secondary
#CAD4B6
accent
#CD5BA7
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F9
border
#CECCD2
text
#100E14
muted
#7F7E82