#8E709F#8E709F

#8E709F is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.078 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E709F
RGB	rgb(142, 112, 159)
HSL	hsl(278, 20%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 30%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, 20.87, -20.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 29.52, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.0532 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.078 313)
XYZ	xyz(23.2065, 19.8427, 35.4017)
Luminance	0.1984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E709F #819F70

analogous

#76709F #8E709F #9F7098

triadic

#8E709F #9F8E70 #709F8E

tetradic

#8E709F #9F7670 #819F70 #70989F

square

#8E709F #9F7670 #819F70 #70989F

split-complementary

#8E709F #989F70 #709F76

monochromatic

#4E3C59 #6F547E #8E709F #AB95B8 #C8B9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#8E709F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#8E709F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E709F

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E709F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E709F	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6979A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e709f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 112, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.078 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af99bb',
    500: '#8e709f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e709f;
$custom-light: #af99bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e709f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 19.665,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59146,
    "c": 0.07796,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.19842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E709F

secondary

#B3C0AB

accent

#BC6C89

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100E12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E709F

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