#8A4596#8A4596

#8A4596 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.143 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4596
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 150)
HSL	hsl(291, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(291, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 54%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 42.06, -32.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 52.93, 322.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.112 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.143 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1138, 11.8623, 30.1838)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4596 #519645

analogous

#614596 #8A4596 #964579

triadic

#8A4596 #968A45 #45968A

tetradic

#8A4596 #966145 #519645 #457996

square

#8A4596 #966145 #519645 #457996

split-complementary

#8A4596 #799645 #459661

monochromatic

#3D1E42 #63326C #8A4596 #AA62B7 #C18CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A4596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A4596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4596

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4596	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.143 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7cb5',
    500: '#8a4596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4596;
$custom-light: #ae7cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.111,
    "s": 36.986,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50895,
    "c": 0.14305,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4596

secondary

#89B582

accent

#CD5B6C

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4596

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

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