#8A7299#8A7299

#8A7299 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.065 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A7299
RGB	rgb(138, 114, 153)
HSL	hsl(277, 16%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(277, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.54, 17.02, -17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.54, 24.47, 314.08°)
OKLab	oklab(58.89% 0.0434 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(58.89% 0.065 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2474, 19.7381, 32.7686)
Luminance	0.1974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A7299 #819972

analogous

#777299 #8A7299 #997294

triadic

#8A7299 #998A72 #72998A

tetradic

#8A7299 #997772 #819972 #729499

square

#8A7299 #997772 #819972 #729499

split-complementary

#8A7299 #949972 #729977

monochromatic

#4B3D54 #6B5677 #8A7299 #A796B3 #C5B9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#8A7299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#8A7299 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A7299

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A7299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A7299	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#897780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a7299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.065 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9ab7',
    500: '#8a7299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a7299;
$custom-light: #ac9ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a7299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 16.049,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58886,
    "c": 0.06455,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A7299

secondary

#B1BCAB

accent

#B96F8B

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A7299

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

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