#894E8D#894E8D

#894E8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.117 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#894E8D
RGB	rgb(137, 78, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(296, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 35.06, -24.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 42.87, 324.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% 0.0959 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.117 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8482, 12.6910, 26.7036)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#894E8D #528D4E

analogous

#694E8D #894E8D #8D4E72

triadic

#894E8D #8D894E #4E8D89

tetradic

#894E8D #8D694E #528D4E #4E728D

square

#894E8D #8D694E #528D4E #4E728D

split-complementary

#894E8D #728D4E #4E8D69

monochromatic

#3C223E #633866 #894E8D #A96BAD #C092C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#894E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#894E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #894E8D

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##894E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##894E8D	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58668B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #894e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 78, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.117 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ae',
    500: '#894e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #894e8d;
$custom-light: #ad81ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#894e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.19,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51685,
    "c": 0.11736,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#894E8D

secondary

#8AAF87

accent

#C56369

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #894E8D

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

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