#8D7BAA#8D7BAA
#8D7BAA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.072 H 301.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D7BAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 123, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, 16.58, -22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 27.91, 306.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.67% 0.0383 -0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.67% 0.073 301.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3217, 22.7309, 41.0759) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 6.22
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 6.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.11
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.25
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D7BAA #98AA7B
analogous
#7B80AA #8D7BAA #A57BAA
triadic
#8D7BAA #AA8D7B #7BAA8D
tetradic
#8D7BAA #AA7B80 #98AA7B #7BAAA5
square
#8D7BAA #AA7B80 #98AA7B #7BAAA5
split-complementary
#8D7BAA #AAA57B #80AA7B
monochromatic
#514368 #6E5B8D #8D7BAA #ADA0C2 #CDC5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#8D7BAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#8D7BAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D7BAA
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D7BAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D7BAA | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7183AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7583A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88828C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d7baa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 123, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.072 301.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa1c3',
500: '#8d7baa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d7baa; $custom-light: #afa1c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d7baa",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 123,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.979,
"s": 21.659,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61672,
"c": 0.0725,
"h": 301.9
},
"luminance": 0.22731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D7BAA
secondary
#C3CAB7
accent
#BE6A9E
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F8
border
#CECCD1
text
#100F12
muted
#7F7E81