#8A4499#8A4499

#8A4499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.148 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4499
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(289, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(289, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 43.20, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 54.98, 321.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.1137 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.148 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2974, 11.8382, 31.4520)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4499 #539944

analogous

#5F4499 #8A4499 #99447D

triadic

#8A4499 #998A44 #44998A

tetradic

#8A4499 #995F44 #539944 #447D99

square

#8A4499 #995F44 #539944 #447D99

split-complementary

#8A4499 #7D9944 #44995F

monochromatic

#3E1E44 #64316F #8A4499 #A961B9 #C08CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4499

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4499	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.148 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bb7',
    500: '#8a4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4499;
$custom-light: #ae7bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50917,
    "c": 0.14779,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4499

secondary

#8BB782

accent

#CE596E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4499

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

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