Color

#8A0DD9

Vivid warm violet. Nearest reference color: French violet.

RGB

0–255

138

217

CMYK

0–100%

36.41%

94.01%

14.9%

RGB describes how #8A0DD9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 138, green 13 and blue 217.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 36.41%, magenta 94.01%, yellow 0% and black 14.9%.

HSL values

H 276.76° S 88.7% L 45.1%

In the HSL color model, #8A0DD9 has a hue of 276.76°, 88.7% saturation and 45.1% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#8A0DD9 is a medium, warm violet with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #8A0DD9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #8A0DD9

RGB rgb(138, 13, 217)

HSL hsl(276.76 88.7% 45.1%)

OKLCH oklch(0.509988 0.259488 304.6875)

CSS --color: #8A0DD9;

Tints of #8A0DD9

Tints are lighter variations of #8A0DD9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EAFF #D9BBFF #C188FF #AB46FF #8A0DD9

Shades of #8A0DD9

Shades are darker variations of #8A0DD9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#8A0DD9 #6700A5 #460072 #270042 #0B0018

Tones of #8A0DD9

Tones reduce the chroma of #8A0DD9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#8A0DD9 #8238C1 #7A4BAA #725791 #6B6178

Tonal range of #8A0DD9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #8A0DD9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EAFF #D9BBFF #C188FF #AB46FF #8A0DD9 #6700A5 #460072 #270042 #0B0018

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EAFF;
    --color-200: #D9BBFF;
    --color-300: #C188FF;
    --color-400: #AB46FF;
    --color-500: #8A0DD9;
    --color-600: #6700A5;
    --color-700: #460072;
    --color-800: #270042;
    --color-900: #0B0018;
}

Colors that go with #8A0DD9

Color harmonies for #8A0DD9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#8A0DD9 #567200

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#483DF6 #8A0DD9 #AC0098

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#8A0DD9 #925600 #00766C

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#8A0DD9 #796400 #007A44

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#8A0DD9 #B62C00 #567200 #007386

CSS gradients with #8A0DD9

These gradients show how #8A0DD9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#8A0DD9 #A563E7 #C29AF2 #E0CDFA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A0DD9, #A563E7, #C29AF2, #E0CDFA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#8A0DD9 #5C0693 #320253 #0D001B #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A0DD9, #5C0693, #320253, #0D001B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#8A0DD9 #005CD8 #007386 #00785D #567200

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A0DD9, #005CD8, #007386, #00785D, #567200);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #8A0DD9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

6.69:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.14:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1070 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #8A0DD9 as the background.

background-color: #8A0DD9;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #8A0DD9 in design

See how #8A0DD9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#8A0DD9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #8A0DD9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D9BBFF

#8A0DD9

#270042

Colors similar to #8A0DD9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #8A0DD9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#A23AF5 #6E00AF #8B00DC #852ECA #7821E6 #9800C5 #8335F5 #8800B1

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #8A0DD9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #005ADE Deuteranopia #005CD6 Tritanopia #7A5380

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #8A0DD9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.1466
Y: 10.701
Z: 66.4783

CIELAB

L*: 39.0722
a*: 74.8583
b*: -74.7172

OKLab

L: 0.509988
a: 0.147675
b: -0.213368

OKLCH

L: 0.509988
C: 0.259488
H: 304.6875°