#894E8B#894E8B

#894E8B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.115 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#894E8B
RGB	rgb(137, 78, 139)
HSL	hsl(298, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(298, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 34.65, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 41.93, 325.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0955 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.115 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7007, 12.6320, 25.9269)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#894E8B #508B4E

analogous

#6B4E8B #894E8B #8B4E6E

triadic

#894E8B #8B894E #4E8B89

tetradic

#894E8B #8B6B4E #508B4E #4E6E8B

square

#894E8B #8B6B4E #508B4E #4E6E8B

split-complementary

#894E8B #6E8B4E #4E8B6B

monochromatic

#3C223D #623864 #894E8B #AA6BAC #C092C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#894E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#894E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #894E8B

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##894E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##894E8B	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #894e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 78, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.115 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ad',
    500: '#894e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #894e8b;
$custom-light: #ad81ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#894e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.033,
    "s": 28.111,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51588,
    "c": 0.11527,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#894E8B

secondary

#88AE87

accent

#C46367

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #894E8B

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

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