#894E8A#894E8A

#894E8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.114 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#894E8A
RGB	rgb(137, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(299, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(299, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 34.46, -23.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 41.47, 326.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.0952 -0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.114 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6280, 12.6029, 25.5439)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#894E8A #4F8A4E

analogous

#6B4E8A #894E8A #8A4E6D

triadic

#894E8A #8A894E #4E8A89

tetradic

#894E8A #8A6B4E #4F8A4E #4E6D8A

square

#894E8A #8A6B4E #4F8A4E #4E6D8A

split-complementary

#894E8A #6D8A4E #4E8A6B

monochromatic

#3B223C #623863 #894E8A #AA6AAB #C091C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#894E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#894E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #894E8A

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##894E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##894E8A	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #894e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.114 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ac',
    500: '#894e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #894e8a;
$custom-light: #ad81ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#894e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5154,
    "c": 0.11424,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#894E8A

secondary

#87AE86

accent

#C46465

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #894E8A

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

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