#8A72F1#8A72F1
#8A72F1 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.183 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A72F1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 114, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 82%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 53%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.87, 39.37, -61.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.87, 72.62, 302.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% 0.059 -0.1735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.183 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3713, 23.7876, 86.0879) |
| Luminance | 0.2379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.21
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.91
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.56
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.59
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A72F1 #D9F172
analogous
#7299F1 #8A72F1 #CA72F1
triadic
#8A72F1 #F18A72 #72F18A
tetradic
#8A72F1 #F17299 #D9F172 #72F1CA
square
#8A72F1 #F17299 #D9F172 #72F1CA
split-complementary
#8A72F1 #F1CA72 #99F172
monochromatic
#3915D4 #5C3AEB #8A72F1 #B8AAF7 #E6E1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#8A72F1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#8A72F1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A72F1
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A72F1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A72F1 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3589F5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3783EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C8DA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a72f1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 114, 241); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.183 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b29bf6',
500: '#8a72f1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a72f1; $custom-light: #b29bf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a72f1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 114,
"b": 241
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.339,
"s": 81.935,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63574,
"c": 0.18326,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.23789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A72F1
secondary
#EBF2CD
accent
#DE07B6
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85