#8A408C#8A408C

#8A408C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.141 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A408C
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 140)
HSL	hsl(298, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(298, 54%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 42.66, -28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 51.25, 326.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.1178 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.141 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0479, 10.9645, 26.0243)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A408C #428C40

analogous

#64408C #8A408C #8C4068

triadic

#8A408C #8C8A40 #408C8A

tetradic

#8A408C #8C6440 #428C40 #40688C

square

#8A408C #8C6440 #428C40 #40688C

split-complementary

#8A408C #688C40 #408C64

monochromatic

#371A38 #612D62 #8A408C #B057B2 #C481C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8A408C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A408C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A408C

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A408C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A408C	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38578E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F608A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a408c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.141 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae78ae',
    500: '#8a408c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a408c;
$custom-light: #ae78ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a408c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.421,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49643,
    "c": 0.14141,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A408C

secondary

#79B078

accent

#CD5B5E

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EDF4

border

#CFC8CE

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A408C

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

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