#894E8E#894E8E

#894E8E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.118 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#894E8E
RGB	rgb(137, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(295, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 35.26, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 43.35, 324.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.0961 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.118 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9229, 12.7209, 27.0972)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#894E8E #538E4E

analogous

#694E8E #894E8E #8E4E73

triadic

#894E8E #8E894E #4E8E89

tetradic

#894E8E #8E694E #538E4E #4E738E

square

#894E8E #8E694E #538E4E #4E738E

split-complementary

#894E8E #738E4E #4E8E69

monochromatic

#3D233F #633866 #894E8E #A96BAE #C093C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#894E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#894E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #894E8E

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##894E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##894E8E	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #894e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.118 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81af',
    500: '#894e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #894e8e;
$custom-light: #ad81af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#894e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.313,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51734,
    "c": 0.1184,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#894E8E

secondary

#8BB088

accent

#C5626A

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #894E8E

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

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