#8A4099#8A4099

#8A4099 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.154 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4099
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 58.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 45.24, -35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 57.32, 322.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1192 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.154 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0637, 11.3708, 31.3741)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4099 #4F9940

analogous

#5E4099 #8A4099 #99407B

triadic

#8A4099 #998A40 #40998A

tetradic

#8A4099 #995E40 #4F9940 #407B99

square

#8A4099 #995E40 #4F9940 #407B99

split-complementary

#8A4099 #7B9940 #40995E

monochromatic

#3C1C43 #632E6E #8A4099 #AB5CBB #C187CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8A4099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A4099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4099

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4099	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.154 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79b7',
    500: '#8a4099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4099;
$custom-light: #ae79b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.888,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50361,
    "c": 0.15424,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4099

secondary

#87B77E

accent

#D1576B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4099

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

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