#8A4495#8A4495

#8A4495 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.144 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4495
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 149)
HSL	hsl(292, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(292, 54%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 42.38, -31.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 53.06, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1133 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.144 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.9726, 11.7083, 29.7412)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4495 #4F9544

analogous

#624495 #8A4495 #954477

triadic

#8A4495 #958A44 #44958A

tetradic

#8A4495 #956244 #4F9544 #447795

square

#8A4495 #956244 #4F9544 #447795

split-complementary

#8A4495 #779544 #449562

monochromatic

#3C1E41 #63316B #8A4495 #AB60B6 #C18ACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A4495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A4495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4495

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4495	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)

#375B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6393

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4F66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.144 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bb4',
    500: '#8a4495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4495;
$custom-light: #ae7bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.852,
    "s": 37.327,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50696,
    "c": 0.14368,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.11707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4495

secondary

#87B580

accent

#CD5B6A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4495

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

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