#8A408E#8A408E

#8A408E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.143 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A408E
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 142)
HSL	hsl(297, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(297, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 43.05, -29.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 52.16, 325.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.1181 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.143 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1967, 11.0240, 26.8080)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A408E #448E40

analogous

#63408E #8A408E #8E406B

triadic

#8A408E #8E8A40 #408E8A

tetradic

#8A408E #8E6340 #448E40 #406B8E

square

#8A408E #8E6340 #448E40 #406B8E

split-complementary

#8A408E #6B8E40 #408E63

monochromatic

#381A3A #612D64 #8A408E #AF58B4 #C382C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8A408E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A408E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A408E

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A408E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A408E	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E618C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a408e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.143 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79af',
    500: '#8a408e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a408e;
$custom-light: #ae79af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a408e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.923,
    "s": 37.864,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4975,
    "c": 0.14334,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A408E

secondary

#7CB179

accent

#CE5A60

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EDF4

border

#CFC8CE

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A408E

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

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