#8A7397#8A7397

#8A7397 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.060 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A7397
RGB	rgb(138, 115, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 15%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 24%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.72, 16.00, -16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.72, 22.72, 314.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59% 0.0411 -0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.06 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1970, 19.8994, 31.9438)
Luminance	0.1990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A7397 #809773

analogous

#787397 #8A7397 #977392

triadic

#8A7397 #978A73 #73978A

tetradic

#8A7397 #977873 #809773 #739297

square

#8A7397 #977873 #809773 #739297

split-complementary

#8A7397 #929773 #739778

monochromatic

#4B3D52 #6B5776 #8A7397 #A796B1 #C5B9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#8A7397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#8A7397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A7397

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A7397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A7397	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a7397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.060 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9bb5',
    500: '#8a7397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a7397;
$custom-light: #ac9bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a7397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.333,
    "s": 14.754,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59002,
    "c": 0.06006,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A7397

secondary

#B1BBAB

accent

#B8708A

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A7397

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

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