#8A73BC#8A73BC
#8A73BC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.111 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A73BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 115, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, 24.68, -35.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 42.99, 305.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.7% 0.0511 -0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.111 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6869, 21.2954, 50.3243) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.53
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.80
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.99
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.28
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.53
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A73BC #A5BC73
analogous
#7381BC #8A73BC #AF73BC
triadic
#8A73BC #BC8A73 #73BC8A
tetradic
#8A73BC #BC7381 #A5BC73 #73BCAF
square
#8A73BC #BC7381 #A5BC73 #73BCAF
split-complementary
#8A73BC #BCAF73 #81BC73
monochromatic
#4F3A7A #694EA4 #8A73BC #AD9CD0 #CFC6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#8A73BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#8A73BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A73BC
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A73BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A73BC | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#607FBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#807F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a73bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.111 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae9bd0',
500: '#8a73bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a73bc; $custom-light: #ae9bd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a73bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 115,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.904,
"s": 35.266,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60696,
"c": 0.11061,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.21296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A73BC
secondary
#CBD4B7
accent
#CB5CA8
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F9
border
#CECCD2
text
#100E14
muted
#7F7E82