#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
RGBrgb(139, 110, 174)
HSLhsl(267, 28%, 56%)
HSVhsv(267, 37%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(20.1%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(51.49, 24.50, -29.89)
CIE-LCHlch(51.49, 38.65, 309.35°)
OKLaboklab(59.16% 0.0565 -0.0828)
OKLCHoklch(59.16% 0.1 304.3)
XYZxyz(23.8618, 19.6969, 42.5810)
Luminance0.1970 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

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
##8B6EAE1.004.254.944.94
#FFFFFF4.251.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9421.001.001.00
##0000004.9421.001.001.00

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

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#8B6EAE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva