#8A74AA#8A74AA

#8A74AA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.084 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A74AA
RGB	rgb(138, 116, 170)
HSL	hsl(264, 24%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 32%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.73, 19.71, -25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.73, 32.36, 307.53°)
OKLab	oklab(60.02% 0.0453 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(60.02% 0.084 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9808, 20.7963, 40.7731)
Luminance	0.2080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A74AA #94AA74

analogous

#7479AA #8A74AA #A574AA

triadic

#8A74AA #AA8A74 #74AA8A

tetradic

#8A74AA #AA7479 #94AA74 #74AAA5

square

#8A74AA #AA7479 #94AA74 #74AAA5

split-complementary

#8A74AA #AAA574 #79AA74

monochromatic

#4E3E66 #6B558B #8A74AA #AA9AC1 #CAC0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#8A74AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#8A74AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A74AA

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A74AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A74AA	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#857C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a74aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.084 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9cc3',
    500: '#8a74aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a74aa;
$custom-light: #ad9cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a74aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.444,
    "s": 24.107,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60018,
    "c": 0.08397,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A74AA

secondary

#BFC8B2

accent

#C1679C

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A74AA

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

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