#8A408D#8A408D

#8A408D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.142 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A408D
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(298, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 54.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 42.86, -28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 51.70, 325.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.118 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.142 326)
XYZ	xyz(17.1220, 10.9941, 26.4143)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A408D #438D40

analogous

#63408D #8A408D #8D406A

triadic

#8A408D #8D8A40 #408D8A

tetradic

#8A408D #8D6340 #438D40 #406A8D

square

#8A408D #8D6340 #438D40 #406A8D

split-complementary

#8A408D #6A8D40 #408D63

monochromatic

#381A39 #612D63 #8A408D #AF57B3 #C381C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8A408D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A408D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A408D

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A408D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A408D	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37578F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E618B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a408d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.142 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae78ae',
    500: '#8a408d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a408d;
$custom-light: #ae78ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a408d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.662,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49696,
    "c": 0.14238,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.10993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A408D

secondary

#7BB078

accent

#CE5A5F

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EDF4

border

#CFC8CE

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A408D

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

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