#8A73E8#8A73E8
#8A73E8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.170 H 289.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A73E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 115, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 50.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.57, 36.31, -56.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.57, 67.14, 302.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.18% 0.0573 -0.1602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.18% 0.17 289.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1734, 23.4900, 79.2198) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.25
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.18
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.68
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.91
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A73E8 #D1E873
analogous
#7396E8 #8A73E8 #C473E8
triadic
#8A73E8 #E88A73 #73E88A
tetradic
#8A73E8 #E87396 #D1E873 #73E8C4
square
#8A73E8 #E87396 #D1E873 #73E8C4
split-complementary
#8A73E8 #E8C473 #96E873
monochromatic
#3F20C1 #5E3EDF #8A73E8 #B6A8F1 #E2DCF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#8A73E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#8A73E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A73E8
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A73E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A73E8 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4287EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4382E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#708BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a73e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.170 289.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19bf0',
500: '#8a73e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a73e8; $custom-light: #b19bf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a73e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 115,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.795,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63178,
"c": 0.17011,
"h": 289.7
},
"luminance": 0.23491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A73E8
secondary
#E6EDCA
accent
#D412AE
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85