#8D73B2#8D73B2
#8D73B2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.097 H 302.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D73B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 115, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 29%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 35%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.10, 23.15, -29.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.10, 37.65, 307.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.48% 0.0525 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.48% 0.097 302.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1494, 21.1385, 44.8661) |
| Luminance | 0.2114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.58
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.03
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.25
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 6.32
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.40
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D73B2 #98B273
analogous
#7379B2 #8D73B2 #AC73B2
triadic
#8D73B2 #B28D73 #73B28D
tetradic
#8D73B2 #B27379 #98B273 #73B2AC
square
#8D73B2 #B27379 #98B273 #73B2AC
split-complementary
#8D73B2 #B2AC73 #79B273
monochromatic
#513D6E #6E5296 #8D73B2 #AD9AC8 #CDC2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#8D73B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#8D73B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D73B2
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D73B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D73B2 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657EB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A7FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#877D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d73b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 115, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.097 302.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af9bc9',
500: '#8d73b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d73b2; $custom-light: #af9bc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d73b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 115,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.762,
"s": 29.032,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60484,
"c": 0.09748,
"h": 302.6
},
"luminance": 0.21139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D73B2
secondary
#C3CDB4
accent
#C5629D
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F5F2F8
border
#CFCCD1
text
#100E13
muted
#7F7E82