#8A73EF#8A73EF
#8A73EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.179 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A73EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 115, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 79%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 51.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.98, 38.24, -59.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.98, 70.92, 302.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% 0.0577 -0.1697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.179 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1876, 23.8956, 84.5610) |
| Luminance | 0.2390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.05
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.76
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.37
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.51
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A73EF #D8EF73
analogous
#739AEF #8A73EF #C873EF
triadic
#8A73EF #EF8A73 #73EF8A
tetradic
#8A73EF #EF739A #D8EF73 #73EFC8
square
#8A73EF #EF739A #D8EF73 #73EFC8
split-complementary
#8A73EF #EFC873 #9AEF73
monochromatic
#3A18D0 #5C3CE9 #8A73EF #B8AAF5 #E6E1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#8A73EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#8A73EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A73EF
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A73EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A73EF | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A89F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B83EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D8DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a73ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 115, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.179 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19cf5',
500: '#8a73ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a73ef; $custom-light: #b19cf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a73ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 115,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.129,
"s": 79.487,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63616,
"c": 0.17926,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.23897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A73EF
secondary
#EAF1CD
accent
#DC0AB5
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85