#8A73A5#8A73A5

#8A73A5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.079 H 305.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A73A5
RGB	rgb(138, 115, 165)
HSL	hsl(268, 22%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 30%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, 19.13, -23.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 30.28, 309.19°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.0454 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.079 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4022, 20.3814, 38.2912)
Luminance	0.2038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A73A5 #8EA573

analogous

#7375A5 #8A73A5 #A373A5

triadic

#8A73A5 #A58A73 #73A58A

tetradic

#8A73A5 #A57375 #8EA573 #73A5A3

square

#8A73A5 #A57375 #8EA573 #73A5A3

split-complementary

#8A73A5 #A5A373 #75A573

monochromatic

#4D3E60 #6B5685 #8A73A5 #A998BD #C8BED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#8A73A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#8A73A5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A73A5

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A73A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A73A5	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697CA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a73a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.079 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9bc0',
    500: '#8a73a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a73a5;
$custom-light: #ac9bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a73a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.6,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59598,
    "c": 0.07885,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A73A5

secondary

#BBC4AF

accent

#BE6A97

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A73A5

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

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