#8A73E2#8A73E2
#8A73E2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.162 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A73E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 115, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 66%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 49.1%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.23, 34.67, -53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.23, 63.89, 302.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% 0.0568 -0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.162 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3357, 23.1549, 74.8078) |
| Luminance | 0.2316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.65
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.53
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.87
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.06
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.38
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A73E2 #CBE273
analogous
#7394E2 #8A73E2 #C173E2
triadic
#8A73E2 #E28A73 #73E28A
tetradic
#8A73E2 #E27394 #CBE273 #73E2C1
square
#8A73E2 #E27394 #CBE273 #73E2C1
split-complementary
#8A73E2 #E2C173 #94E273
monochromatic
#4326B5 #6040D7 #8A73E2 #B4A6ED #DFD8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#8A73E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#8A73E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A73E2
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A73E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A73E2 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4786E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4982DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7389A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a73e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.162 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09bec',
500: '#8a73e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a73e2; $custom-light: #b09bec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a73e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 115,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.432,
"s": 65.68,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62812,
"c": 0.16218,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.23156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A73E2
secondary
#E3EAC7
accent
#CE18A8
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84