#8B6EAE#8B6EAE

#8B6EAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.100 H 304.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6EAE
RGB	rgb(139, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(267, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.49, 24.50, -29.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.49, 38.65, 309.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.16% 0.0565 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(59.16% 0.1 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8618, 19.6969, 42.5810)
Luminance	0.1970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6EAE #91AE6E

analogous

#6E71AE #8B6EAE #AB6EAE

triadic

#8B6EAE #AE8B6E #6EAE8B

tetradic

#8B6EAE #AE6E71 #91AE6E #6EAEAB

square

#8B6EAE #AE6E71 #91AE6E #6EAEAB

split-complementary

#8B6EAE #AEAB6E #71AE6E

monochromatic

#4F3A68 #6C508F #8B6EAE #AA95C4 #CABDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#8B6EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#8B6EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B6EAE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B6EAE	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.100 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae98c6',
    500: '#8b6eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6eae;
$custom-light: #ae98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.188,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59157,
    "c": 0.10022,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6EAE

secondary

#BDC9AF

accent

#C56398

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6EAE

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

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