#8A4291#8A4291
#8A4291 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.143 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4291 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 66, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 37%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 54%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.16, 42.61, -30.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.16, 52.37, 324.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.19% 0.1157 -0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.19% 0.143 324) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5398, 11.3449, 28.0485) |
| Luminance | 0.1134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 3.05
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.14
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.43
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.29
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.08
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4291 #499142
analogous
#634291 #8A4291 #914271
triadic
#8A4291 #918A42 #42918A
tetradic
#8A4291 #916342 #499142 #427191
square
#8A4291 #916342 #499142 #427191
split-complementary
#8A4291 #719142 #429163
monochromatic
#3A1C3D #622F67 #8A4291 #AD5CB5 #C286C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#8A4291 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#8A4291 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4291
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4291 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4291 | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#375994
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E628F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C4C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4291; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.143 324.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae7ab1',
500: '#8a4291',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4291; $custom-light: #ae7ab1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4291",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 66,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.684,
"s": 37.441,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50192,
"c": 0.14298,
"h": 324
},
"luminance": 0.11344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4291
secondary
#81B37C
accent
#CD5A65
background
#FAF7FA
surface
#F5EEF5
border
#CFC9CF
text
#110911
muted
#807B80