#8A409C#8A409C

#8A409C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.157 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A409C
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 156)
HSL	hsl(288, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(288, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 59%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 45.85, -36.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 58.76, 321.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1194 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.157 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3146, 11.4711, 32.6955)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A409C #529C40

analogous

#5C409C #8A409C #9C4080

triadic

#8A409C #9C8A40 #409C8A

tetradic

#8A409C #9C5C40 #529C40 #40809C

square

#8A409C #9C5C40 #529C40 #40809C

split-complementary

#8A409C #809C40 #409C5C

monochromatic

#3D1C45 #642E71 #8A409C #AA5DBC #C188CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A409C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A409C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A409C

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A409C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A409C	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46629A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a409c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.157 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79b9',
    500: '#8a409c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a409c;
$custom-light: #af79b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a409c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.261,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50535,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A409C

secondary

#8AB97F

accent

#D2566E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A409C

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

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