#8A72AE#8A72AE

#8A72AE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.093 H 302.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A72AE
RGB	rgb(138, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(264, 27%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 34%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.39, 21.84, -28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.39, 35.91, 307.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% 0.0493 -0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.093 302)
XYZ	xyz(24.1369, 20.4939, 42.7203)
Luminance	0.2049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A72AE #96AE72

analogous

#7278AE #8A72AE #A872AE

triadic

#8A72AE #AE8A72 #72AE8A

tetradic

#8A72AE #AE7278 #96AE72 #72AEA8

square

#8A72AE #AE7278 #96AE72 #72AEA8

split-complementary

#8A72AE #AEA872 #78AE72

monochromatic

#4E3C69 #6B5390 #8A72AE #AA99C4 #CBC0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#8A72AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#8A72AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A72AE

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A72AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A72AE	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a72ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.093 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ac6',
    500: '#8a72ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a72ae;
$custom-light: #ad9ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a72ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 27.027,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59818,
    "c": 0.09298,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.20494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A72AE

secondary

#C0CAB2

accent

#C3649D

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A72AE

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

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