#8A4399#8A4399

#8A4399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.149 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4399
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 43.71, -34.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 55.57, 321.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1151 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.149 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2375, 11.7183, 31.4320)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4399 #529943

analogous

#5F4399 #8A4399 #99437D

triadic

#8A4399 #998A43 #43998A

tetradic

#8A4399 #995F43 #529943 #437D99

square

#8A4399 #995F43 #529943 #437D99

split-complementary

#8A4399 #7D9943 #43995F

monochromatic

#3D1E44 #64306E #8A4399 #AA60B9 #C18ACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A4399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A4399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4399

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4399	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.149 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bb7',
    500: '#8a4399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4399;
$custom-light: #ae7bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.535,
    "s": 39.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50776,
    "c": 0.14943,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4399

secondary

#8AB781

accent

#CF596D

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4399

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

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