#8E73BF#8E73BF

#8E73BF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.115 H 299.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E73BF
RGBrgb(142, 115, 191)
HSLhsl(261, 37%, 60%)
HSVhsv(261, 40%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(25.7%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(53.79, 26.61, -36.09)
CIE-LCHlch(53.79, 44.84, 306.41°)
OKLaboklab(61.22% 0.0566 -0.1006)
OKLCHoklch(61.22% 0.115 299.3)
XYZxyz(26.6879, 21.7737, 52.0768)
Luminance0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E73BF #A4BF73
analogous
#737EBF #8E73BF #B473BF
triadic
#8E73BF #BF8E73 #73BF8E
tetradic
#8E73BF #BF737E #A4BF73 #73BFB4
square
#8E73BF #BF737E #A4BF73 #73BFB4
split-complementary
#8E73BF #BFB473 #7EBF73
monochromatic
#523A7E #6D4DA8 #8E73BF #B09DD2 #D2C7E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92
#8E73BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35
#8E73BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E73BF
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E73BF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##8E73BF1.003.925.355.35
#FFFFFF3.921.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3521.001.001.00
##0000005.3521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F80C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6480BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#858090
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e73bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 115, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.115 299.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b09bd2',
    500: '#8e73bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e73bf;
$custom-light: #b09bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e73bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.316,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61222,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E73BF
secondary
#CBD6B8
accent
#CD5BA4
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F6F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#110E14
muted
#807E82

Preview Lab

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#8E73BF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva