#8E81BD#8E81BD

#8E81BD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.090 H 293.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E81BD
RGB	rgb(142, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(253, 31%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(253, 32%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.20, 17.93, -29.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.20, 34.63, 301.19°)
OKLab	oklab(63.8% 0.0359 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(63.8% 0.09 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1887, 25.1251, 51.4988)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E81BD #B0BD81

analogous

#8192BD #8E81BD #AC81BD

triadic

#8E81BD #BD8E81 #81BD8E

tetradic

#8E81BD #BD8192 #B0BD81 #81BDAC

square

#8E81BD #BD8192 #B0BD81 #81BDAC

split-complementary

#8E81BD #BDAC81 #92BD81

monochromatic

#504380 #6A59A8 #8E81BD #B2A9D2 #D6D1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#8E81BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#8E81BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E81BD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E81BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E81BD	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7388BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#848B97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e81bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.090 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0a5d1',
    500: '#8e81bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e81bd;
$custom-light: #b0a5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e81bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63795,
    "c": 0.08954,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E81BD

secondary

#D3D8C2

accent

#AA3C92

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F5F4F9

border

#CFCED2

text

#100F14

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E81BD

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