#8A77BE#8A77BE

#8A77BE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.107 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A77BE
RGB	rgb(138, 119, 190)
HSL	hsl(256, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.36, 22.84, -34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.36, 41.49, 303.39°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% 0.0458 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.107 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.3701, 22.3143, 51.6230)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A77BE #ABBE77

analogous

#7787BE #8A77BE #AD77BE

triadic

#8A77BE #BE8A77 #77BE8A

tetradic

#8A77BE #BE7787 #ABBE77 #77BEAD

square

#8A77BE #BE7787 #ABBE77 #77BEAD

split-complementary

#8A77BE #BEAD77 #87BE77

monochromatic

#4E3C7E #6850A8 #8A77BE #AEA0D2 #D1CAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#8A77BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#8A77BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A77BE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A77BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A77BE	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6483C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a77be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 119, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.107 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ed2',
    500: '#8a77be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a77be;
$custom-light: #ad9ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a77be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.056,
    "s": 35.323,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61554,
    "c": 0.10682,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A77BE

secondary

#CFD6BB

accent

#AE378E

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A77BE

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

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