#8A4497#8A4497

#8A4497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.146 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4497
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(291, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(291, 55%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 42.79, -32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 54.01, 322.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1135 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.146 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1336, 11.7727, 30.5893)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4497 #519744

analogous

#604497 #8A4497 #97447B

triadic

#8A4497 #978A44 #44978A

tetradic

#8A4497 #976044 #519744 #447B97

square

#8A4497 #976044 #519744 #447B97

split-complementary

#8A4497 #7B9744 #449760

monochromatic

#3D1E43 #63316D #8A4497 #AA61B8 #C18BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A4497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A4497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4497

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4497	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.146 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bb6',
    500: '#8a4497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4497;
$custom-light: #ae7bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.602,
    "s": 37.9,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50806,
    "c": 0.14573,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4497

secondary

#89B681

accent

#CE5A6C

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4497

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

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