#8A74AE#8A74AE

#8A74AE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.090 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A74AE
RGB	rgb(138, 116, 174)
HSL	hsl(263, 26%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 33%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.89, 20.66, -27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.89, 34.57, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% 0.0464 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.09 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3650, 20.9500, 42.7963)
Luminance	0.2095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A74AE #98AE74

analogous

#747BAE #8A74AE #A774AE

triadic

#8A74AE #AE8A74 #74AE8A

tetradic

#8A74AE #AE747B #98AE74 #74AEA7

square

#8A74AE #AE747B #98AE74 #74AEA7

split-complementary

#8A74AE #AEA774 #7BAE74

monochromatic

#4E3E6A #6B5491 #8A74AE #AB9BC5 #CBC1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#8A74AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#8A74AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A74AE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A74AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A74AE	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a74ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.090 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9cc6',
    500: '#8a74ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a74ae;
$custom-light: #ad9cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a74ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.759,
    "s": 26.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60203,
    "c": 0.08951,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A74AE

secondary

#C2CBB3

accent

#C3659F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A74AE

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

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