#8A408F#8A408F

#8A408F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.144 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A408F
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 143)
HSL	hsl(296, 38%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(296, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 55.2%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 43.24, -29.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 52.62, 325.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.1182 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.144 325)
XYZ	xyz(17.2721, 11.0542, 27.2052)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A408F #458F40

analogous

#63408F #8A408F #8F406C

triadic

#8A408F #8F8A40 #408F8A

tetradic

#8A408F #8F6340 #458F40 #406C8F

square

#8A408F #8F6340 #458F40 #406C8F

split-complementary

#8A408F #6C8F40 #408F63

monochromatic

#381A3A #612D65 #8A408F #AE58B4 #C382C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8A408F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8A408F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A408F

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A408F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A408F	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D618D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a408f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.144 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79b0',
    500: '#8a408f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a408f;
$custom-light: #ae79b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a408f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.203,
    "s": 38.164,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49804,
    "c": 0.14431,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.11053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A408F

secondary

#7DB279

accent

#CE5A61

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EEF5

border

#CFC9CF

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A408F

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

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