#8D70A5#8D70A5
#8D70A5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.085 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D70A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 112, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 23%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 32%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 32.1%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 21.88, -24.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 32.60, 312.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.31% 0.0537 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.31% 0.085 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5690, 19.9679, 38.2026) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.14
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.58
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 5.88
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D70A5 #88A570
analogous
#7370A5 #8D70A5 #A570A3
triadic
#8D70A5 #A58D70 #70A58D
tetradic
#8D70A5 #A57370 #88A570 #70A3A5
square
#8D70A5 #A57370 #88A570 #70A3A5
split-complementary
#8D70A5 #A3A570 #70A573
monochromatic
#4F3C5F #6E5384 #8D70A5 #AB96BD #C9BBD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#8D70A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8D70A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D70A5
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D70A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D70A5 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#667AA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7CA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A7783
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d70a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 112, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.085 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af99c0',
500: '#8d70a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d70a5; $custom-light: #af99c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d70a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 112,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.83,
"s": 22.747,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59311,
"c": 0.08533,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.19968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D70A5
secondary
#B7C4AD
accent
#BF6990
background
#FAF9FB
surface
#F4F2F7
border
#CECCD0
text
#100E12
muted
#7F7E81