#8A74DD#8A74DD
#8A74DD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.154 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A74DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 116, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 61%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 48%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.19, 32.73, -50.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.19, 60.53, 302.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.69% 0.055 -0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.69% 0.154 290.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7743, 23.1137, 71.2853) |
| Luminance | 0.2311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.48
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.15
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.22
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.20
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.40
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A74DD #C7DD74
analogous
#7492DD #8A74DD #BE74DD
triadic
#8A74DD #DD8A74 #74DD8A
tetradic
#8A74DD #DD7492 #C7DD74 #74DDBE
square
#8A74DD #DD7492 #C7DD74 #74DDBE
split-complementary
#8A74DD #DDBE74 #92DD74
monochromatic
#452AAC #6143D1 #8A74DD #B3A5E9 #DDD6F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#8A74DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#8A74DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A74DD
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A74DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A74DD | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D86E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F82DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75899E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a74dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.154 290.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09ce8',
500: '#8a74dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a74dd; $custom-light: #b09ce8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a74dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 116,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.571,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62691,
"c": 0.15404,
"h": 290.9
},
"luminance": 0.23115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A74DD
secondary
#E0E8C5
accent
#C81DA4
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84