#8B60AA#8B60AA

#8B60AA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.120 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B60AA
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 170)
HSL	hsl(275, 30%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 44%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.95, 31.73, -33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.95, 45.84, 313.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0766 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.12 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0847, 16.7573, 40.0935)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B60AA #7FAA60

analogous

#6660AA #8B60AA #AA60A4

triadic

#8B60AA #AA8B60 #60AA8B

tetradic

#8B60AA #AA6660 #7FAA60 #60A4AA

square

#8B60AA #AA6660 #7FAA60 #60A4AA

split-complementary

#8B60AA #A4AA60 #60AA66

monochromatic

#4B325E #6B4785 #8B60AA #A888BF #C5B0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8B60AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8B60AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B60AA

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B60AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B60AA	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5070AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B73A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b60aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.120 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ec3',
    500: '#8b60aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b60aa;
$custom-light: #ae8ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b60aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.865,
    "s": 30.328,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56421,
    "c": 0.11962,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B60AA

secondary

#B0C3A3

accent

#C7618C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B60AA

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

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