#8A7DC3#8A7DC3
#8A7DC3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.104 H 291.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7DC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 125, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 37%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 36%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 35.9%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.10, 20.58, -34.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.10, 40.41, 300.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.96% 0.0384 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.96% 0.104 291.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6627, 24.0101, 54.7962) |
| Luminance | 0.2401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.46
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.62
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.32
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.67
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.26
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7DC3 #B6C37D
analogous
#7D93C3 #8A7DC3 #AD7DC3
triadic
#8A7DC3 #C38A7D #7DC38A
tetradic
#8A7DC3 #C37D93 #B6C37D #7DC3AD
square
#8A7DC3 #C37D93 #B6C37D #7DC3AD
split-complementary
#8A7DC3 #C3AD7D #93C37D
monochromatic
#4C3E87 #6453B0 #8A7DC3 #B0A7D6 #D5D1EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#8A7DC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#8A7DC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7DC3
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7DC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7DC3 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A88C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A85C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D8997
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7dc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 125, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.104 291.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aea2d5',
500: '#8a7dc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7dc3; $custom-light: #aea2d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7dc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 125,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.143,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62956,
"c": 0.10425,
"h": 291.6
},
"luminance": 0.24011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7DC3
secondary
#D6DBC1
accent
#B03699
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F3FA
border
#CECDD3
text
#100F14
muted
#7F7F83