#8D72FF#8D72FF
#8D72FF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.201 H 288.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D72FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 114, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 100%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 55%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 43.91, -66.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 80.07, 303.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.74% 0.063 -0.1909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.74% 0.201 288.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0467, 24.9160, 97.5510) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.50
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.72
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.69
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.53
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.82
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D72FF #E4FF72
analogous
#729EFF #8D72FF #D372FF
triadic
#8D72FF #FF8D72 #72FF8D
tetradic
#8D72FF #FF729E #E4FF72 #72FFD3
square
#8D72FF #FF729E #E4FF72 #72FFD3
split-complementary
#8D72FF #FFD372 #9EFF72
monochromatic
#2F00F7 #5C35FF #8D72FF #BEAFFF #E6E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#8D72FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#8D72FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D72FF
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D72FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D72FF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E8CFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2085FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6A91AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d72ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 114, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.201 288.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b59bff',
500: '#8d72ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d72ff; $custom-light: #b59bff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d72ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 114,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.489,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64742,
"c": 0.20101,
"h": 288.3
},
"luminance": 0.24917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D72FF
secondary
#F1F7D4
accent
#E600BA
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E18
muted
#817E86