#8A72AF#8A72AF

#8A72AF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.094 H 301.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A72AF
RGB	rgb(138, 114, 175)
HSL	hsl(264, 28%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(264, 35%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, 22.08, -29.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 36.46, 307.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% 0.0496 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.094 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2348, 20.5330, 43.2356)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A72AF #97AF72

analogous

#7279AF #8A72AF #A972AF

triadic

#8A72AF #AF8A72 #72AF8A

tetradic

#8A72AF #AF7279 #97AF72 #72AFA9

square

#8A72AF #AF7279 #97AF72 #72AFA9

split-complementary

#8A72AF #AFA972 #79AF72

monochromatic

#4E3C6A #6B5291 #8A72AF #AA99C5 #CBC0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#8A72AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#8A72AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A72AF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A72AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A72AF	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a72af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.094 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ac7',
    500: '#8a72af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a72af;
$custom-light: #ad9ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a72af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.607,
    "s": 27.602,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59866,
    "c": 0.09435,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A72AF

secondary

#C1CBB2

accent

#C4649E

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A72AF

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

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