#8A4299#8A4299

#8A4299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.151 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4299
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 56.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.57, 44.23, -34.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.57, 56.16, 321.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1165 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.151 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1785, 11.6004, 31.4124)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4299 #519942

analogous

#5E4299 #8A4299 #99427C

triadic

#8A4299 #998A42 #42998A

tetradic

#8A4299 #995E42 #519942 #427C99

square

#8A4299 #995E42 #519942 #427C99

split-complementary

#8A4299 #7C9942 #42995E

monochromatic

#3D1D43 #63306E #8A4299 #AA5EBA #C189CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8A4299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A4299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4299

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4299	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.151 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ab7',
    500: '#8a4299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4299;
$custom-light: #ae7ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.655,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50636,
    "c": 0.15104,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4299

secondary

#89B780

accent

#D0586D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4299

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

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