#8A4199#8A4199

#8A4199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.153 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4199
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 57.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 44.73, -34.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 56.74, 322.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.1179 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.153 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1206, 11.4846, 31.3931)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4199 #509941

analogous

#5E4199 #8A4199 #99417C

triadic

#8A4199 #998A41 #41998A

tetradic

#8A4199 #995E41 #509941 #417C99

square

#8A4199 #995E41 #509941 #417C99

split-complementary

#8A4199 #7C9941 #41995E

monochromatic

#3D1D43 #632F6E #8A4199 #AA5DBA #C188CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A4199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A4199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4199

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4199	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.153 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79b7',
    500: '#8a4199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4199;
$custom-light: #ae79b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.773,
    "s": 40.367,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50497,
    "c": 0.15265,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4199

secondary

#88B77F

accent

#D0586C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4199

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

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