#8A4197#8A4197

#8A4197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.151 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4197
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 151)
HSL	hsl(291, 40%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 57%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 57%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 44.33, -33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 55.79, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1177 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.151 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9568, 11.4191, 30.5304)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4197 #4E9741

analogous

#5F4197 #8A4197 #974179

triadic

#8A4197 #978A41 #41978A

tetradic

#8A4197 #975F41 #4E9741 #417997

square

#8A4197 #975F41 #4E9741 #417997

split-complementary

#8A4197 #799741 #41975F

monochromatic

#3C1C41 #632F6C #8A4197 #AB5CB9 #C187CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A4197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A4197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4197

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4197	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.151 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79b6',
    500: '#8a4197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4197;
$custom-light: #ae79b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.93,
    "s": 39.815,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50384,
    "c": 0.15062,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4197

secondary

#86B67E

accent

#D0586A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4197

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

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