#8A4591#8A4591

#8A4591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.138 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4591
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(294, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(294, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 41.05, -29.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 50.56, 324.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1113 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.138 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7197, 11.7047, 28.1084)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4591 #4C9145

analogous

#644591 #8A4591 #914572

triadic

#8A4591 #918A45 #45918A

tetradic

#8A4591 #916445 #4C9145 #457291

square

#8A4591 #916445 #4C9145 #457291

split-complementary

#8A4591 #729145 #459164

monochromatic

#3B1E3E #633168 #8A4591 #AC60B3 #C189C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4591

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4591	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.138 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7cb1',
    500: '#8a4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4591;
$custom-light: #ae7cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.474,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50625,
    "c": 0.13794,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4591

secondary

#84B280

accent

#CC5C66

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EEF5

border

#CFC9CF

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4591

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

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