#8A78BD#8A78BD

#8A78BD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.104 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A78BD
RGB	rgb(138, 120, 189)
HSL	hsl(256, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 36.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.56, 22.00, -33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.56, 40.29, 303.09°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% 0.0442 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.104 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3808, 22.5100, 51.0892)
Luminance	0.2251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A78BD #ABBD78

analogous

#7888BD #8A78BD #AC78BD

triadic

#8A78BD #BD8A78 #78BD8A

tetradic

#8A78BD #BD7888 #ABBD78 #78BDAC

square

#8A78BD #BD7888 #ABBD78 #78BDAC

split-complementary

#8A78BD #BDAC78 #88BD78

monochromatic

#4E3D7D #6851A6 #8A78BD #AEA1D1 #D1CAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#8A78BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#8A78BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A78BD

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A78BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A78BD	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6683C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a78bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 120, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.104 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9fd1',
    500: '#8a78bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a78bd;
$custom-light: #ad9fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a78bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61695,
    "c": 0.10379,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A78BD

secondary

#CFD6BB

accent

#AD388F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A78BD

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

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