#815D8D#815D8D

#815D8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.084 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#815D8D
RGB	rgb(129, 93, 141)
HSL	hsl(285, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 34%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 23.74, -20.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 31.59, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.0621 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.084 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7746, 14.4193, 27.0410)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#815D8D #698D5D

analogous

#695D8D #815D8D #8D5D81

triadic

#815D8D #8D815D #5D8D81

tetradic

#815D8D #8D695D #698D5D #5D818D

square

#815D8D #8D695D #698D5D #5D818D

split-complementary

#815D8D #818D5D #5D8D69

monochromatic

#3E2C43 #5F4568 #815D8D #9F7EAA #BAA2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#815D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#815D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #815D8D

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##815D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##815D8D	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56688F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #815d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 93, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.084 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a68bae',
    500: '#815d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #815d8d;
$custom-light: #a68bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#815d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 20.513,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53382,
    "c": 0.08432,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#815D8D

secondary

#9CB096

accent

#BD6B7F

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#0F0C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #815D8D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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