#8A429A#8A429A

#8A429A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.152 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A429A
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 154)
HSL	hsl(289, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 44.43, -35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 56.64, 321.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1166 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.152 320)
XYZ	xyz(18.2615, 11.6336, 31.8492)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A429A #529A42

analogous

#5E429A #8A429A #9A427E

triadic

#8A429A #9A8A42 #429A8A

tetradic

#8A429A #9A5E42 #529A42 #427E9A

square

#8A429A #9A5E42 #529A42 #427E9A

split-complementary

#8A429A #7E9A42 #429A5E

monochromatic

#3D1D44 #64306F #8A429A #AA5FBA #C18ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A429A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A429A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A429A

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A429A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A429A	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305B9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a429a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.152 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ab8',
    500: '#8a429a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a429a;
$custom-light: #ae7ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a429a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.091,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50693,
    "c": 0.15206,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.11633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A429A

secondary

#8AB880

accent

#D0586E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A429A

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

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