#8A79AF#8A79AF

#8A79AF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.082 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A79AF
RGB	rgb(138, 121, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 25%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 31%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.21, 17.96, -26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.21, 31.82, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% 0.0392 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.082 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0548, 22.1730, 43.5090)
Luminance	0.2217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A79AF #9EAF79

analogous

#7983AF #8A79AF #A579AF

triadic

#8A79AF #AF8A79 #79AF8A

tetradic

#8A79AF #AF7983 #9EAF79 #79AFA5

square

#8A79AF #AF7983 #9EAF79 #79AFA5

split-complementary

#8A79AF #AFA579 #83AF79

monochromatic

#4F416D #6A5893 #8A79AF #AB9FC6 #CDC6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#8A79AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#8A79AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A79AF

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A79AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A79AF	1.00	3.86	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D82B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a79af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 121, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.082 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9fc7',
    500: '#8a79af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a79af;
$custom-light: #ad9fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a79af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.889,
    "s": 25.234,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61224,
    "c": 0.08235,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A79AF

secondary

#C6CDB7

accent

#C266A5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A79AF

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

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