#8A74AF#8A74AF

#8A74AF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.091 H 300.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A74AF
RGB	rgb(138, 116, 175)
HSL	hsl(262, 27%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(262, 34%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, 20.90, -28.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 35.13, 306.52°)
OKLab	oklab(60.25% 0.0466 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(60.25% 0.091 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4628, 20.9891, 43.3117)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A74AF #99AF74

analogous

#747CAF #8A74AF #A874AF

triadic

#8A74AF #AF8A74 #74AF8A

tetradic

#8A74AF #AF747C #99AF74 #74AFA8

square

#8A74AF #AF747C #99AF74 #74AFA8

split-complementary

#8A74AF #AFA874 #7CAF74

monochromatic

#4F3E6B #6B5492 #8A74AF #AB9BC5 #CBC2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#8A74AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#8A74AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A74AF

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A74AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A74AF	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#847D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a74af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.091 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9cc7',
    500: '#8a74af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a74af;
$custom-light: #ad9cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a74af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.373,
    "s": 26.941,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6025,
    "c": 0.0909,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A74AF

secondary

#C2CBB3

accent

#C365A0

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A74AF

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

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