#8A72EB#8A72EB
#8A72EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.175 H 289.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A72EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 114, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 51.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.52, 37.71, -58.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.52, 69.39, 302.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.19% 0.0587 -0.1654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.19% 0.175 289.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4898, 23.4350, 81.4454) |
| Luminance | 0.2344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.87
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.30
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.81
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.85
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A72EB #D3EB72
analogous
#7296EB #8A72EB #C672EB
triadic
#8A72EB #EB8A72 #72EB8A
tetradic
#8A72EB #EB7296 #D3EB72 #72EBC6
square
#8A72EB #EB7296 #D3EB72 #72EBC6
split-complementary
#8A72EB #EBC672 #96EB72
monochromatic
#3E1CC6 #5E3CE3 #8A72EB #B6A8F3 #E3DDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#8A72EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#8A72EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A72EB
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A72EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A72EB | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C87EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E82E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F8BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a72eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.175 289.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19bf2',
500: '#8a72eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a72eb; $custom-light: #b19bf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a72eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 114,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.901,
"s": 75.155,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63193,
"c": 0.17546,
"h": 289.5
},
"luminance": 0.23436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A72EB
secondary
#E7EFCA
accent
#D70EAF
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85