#8A7697#8A7697

#8A7697 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.054 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A7697
RGB	rgb(138, 118, 151)
HSL	hsl(276, 14%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(276, 22%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.50, 14.24, -14.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.50, 20.64, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.0364 -0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.054 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5446, 20.5947, 32.0597)
Luminance	0.2059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A7697 #839776

analogous

#797697 #8A7697 #977693

triadic

#8A7697 #978A76 #76978A

tetradic

#8A7697 #977976 #839776 #769397

square

#8A7697 #977976 #839776 #769397

split-complementary

#8A7697 #939776 #769779

monochromatic

#4B3F53 #6B5A76 #8A7697 #A899B1 #C5BCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#8A7697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#8A7697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A7697

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A7697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A7697	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#897A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a7697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 118, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.054 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9db5',
    500: '#8a7697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a7697;
$custom-light: #ac9db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a7697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 13.693,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59603,
    "c": 0.05444,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A7697

secondary

#B3BCAD

accent

#B7718D

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A7697

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

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