#8A74E8#8A74E8
#8A74E8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.169 H 289.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A74E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 116, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 50%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.81, 35.73, -56.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.81, 66.52, 302.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.35% 0.0561 -0.1591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.35% 0.169 289.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2881, 23.7193, 79.2580) |
| Luminance | 0.2372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.37
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.39
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.05
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.40
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.79
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A74E8 #D2E874
analogous
#7498E8 #8A74E8 #C474E8
triadic
#8A74E8 #E88A74 #74E88A
tetradic
#8A74E8 #E87498 #D2E874 #74E8C4
square
#8A74E8 #E87498 #D2E874 #74E8C4
split-complementary
#8A74E8 #E8C474 #98E874
monochromatic
#3F20C2 #5E3FDF #8A74E8 #B6A9F1 #E2DDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#8A74E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#8A74E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A74E8
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A74E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A74E8 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4488EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4583E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#708CA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a74e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.169 289.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19cf0',
500: '#8a74e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a74e8; $custom-light: #b19cf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a74e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 116,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.379,
"s": 71.605,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63352,
"c": 0.16867,
"h": 289.4
},
"luminance": 0.2372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A74E8
secondary
#E7EDCA
accent
#D412AF
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85