#8D70AE#8D70AE

#8D70AE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.097 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D70AE
RGB	rgb(141, 112, 174)
HSL	hsl(268, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 35.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.18, 23.96, -28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.18, 37.46, 309.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% 0.056 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.097 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4171, 20.3072, 42.6695)
Luminance	0.2031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D70AE #91AE70

analogous

#7072AE #8D70AE #AC70AE

triadic

#8D70AE #AE8D70 #70AE8D

tetradic

#8D70AE #AE7072 #91AE70 #70AEAC

square

#8D70AE #AE7072 #91AE70 #70AEAC

split-complementary

#8D70AE #AEAC70 #72AE70

monochromatic

#503B68 #6E5190 #8D70AE #AC97C4 #CBBEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#8D70AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#8D70AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D70AE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D70AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D70AE	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#887987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d70ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 112, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.097 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af99c6',
    500: '#8d70ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d70ae;
$custom-light: #af99c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d70ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.065,
    "s": 27.679,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59728,
    "c": 0.09731,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D70AE

secondary

#BECAB0

accent

#C46497

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100E13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D70AE

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

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