#8B60AC#8B60AC
#8B60AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.122 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B60AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 96, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 31%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.05, 32.19, -34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.05, 46.90, 313.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.53% 0.0769 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.53% 0.122 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2753, 16.8336, 41.0975) |
| Luminance | 0.1683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.36
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.47
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 5.86
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.21
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B60AC #81AC60
analogous
#6560AC #8B60AC #AC60A7
triadic
#8B60AC #AC8B60 #60AC8B
tetradic
#8B60AC #AC6560 #81AC60 #60A7AC
square
#8B60AC #AC6560 #81AC60 #60A7AC
split-complementary
#8B60AC #A7AC60 #60AC65
monochromatic
#4C3260 #6C4788 #8B60AC #A888C1 #C6B0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#8B60AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#8B60AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B60AC
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B60AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B60AC | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F70AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A73AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#876C7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b60ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.122 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae8ec5',
500: '#8b60ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b60ac; $custom-light: #ae8ec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b60ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 96,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.947,
"s": 31.405,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56526,
"c": 0.12213,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.16833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B60AC
secondary
#B2C4A3
accent
#C8608D
background
#FAF8FC
surface
#F4F0F8
border
#CECBD1
text
#100C13
muted
#7F7D82