#8A4493#8A4493

#8A4493 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.142 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4493
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 147)
HSL	hsl(293, 37%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(293, 54%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 41.98, -30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 52.11, 323.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.113 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.142 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8143, 11.6449, 28.9075)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4493 #4D9344

analogous

#634493 #8A4493 #934474

triadic

#8A4493 #938A44 #44938A

tetradic

#8A4493 #936344 #4D9344 #447493

square

#8A4493 #936344 #4D9344 #447493

split-complementary

#8A4493 #749344 #449363

monochromatic

#3B1D3F #633169 #8A4493 #AB5FB5 #C189C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A4493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A4493 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4493

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4493	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)

#385B96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6391

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4E65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.142 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bb3',
    500: '#8a4493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4493;
$custom-light: #ae7bb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.165,
    "s": 36.744,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50587,
    "c": 0.14165,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4493

secondary

#85B47F

accent

#CD5B68

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4493

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

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