#8A72A8#8A72A8

#8A72A8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.085 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A72A8
RGB	rgb(138, 114, 168)
HSL	hsl(267, 24%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 32%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.14, 20.42, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.14, 32.60, 308.78°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% 0.0478 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.085 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5650, 20.2651, 39.7083)
Luminance	0.2026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A72A8 #90A872

analogous

#7275A8 #8A72A8 #A572A8

triadic

#8A72A8 #A88A72 #72A88A

tetradic

#8A72A8 #A87275 #90A872 #72A8A5

square

#8A72A8 #A87275 #90A872 #72A8A5

split-complementary

#8A72A8 #A8A572 #75A872

monochromatic

#4E3D63 #6B5489 #8A72A8 #A998BF #C9BED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#8A72A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#8A72A8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A72A8

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A72A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A72A8	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677CAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#857A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a72a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.085 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ac2',
    500: '#8a72a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a72a8;
$custom-light: #ad9ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a72a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 23.684,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59539,
    "c": 0.08474,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A72A8

secondary

#BCC6B0

accent

#C06899

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A72A8

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

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