#8A4597#8A4597

#8A4597 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.144 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4597
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 151)
HSL	hsl(290, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.05, 42.27, -32.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.05, 53.41, 322.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.1121 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.144 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1946, 11.8947, 30.6097)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4597 #529745

analogous

#614597 #8A4597 #97457B

triadic

#8A4597 #978A45 #45978A

tetradic

#8A4597 #976145 #529745 #457B97

square

#8A4597 #976145 #529745 #457B97

split-complementary

#8A4597 #7B9745 #459761

monochromatic

#3D1F43 #64326D #8A4597 #AA62B7 #C18CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8A4597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A4597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4597

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4597	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5067

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.144 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7cb6',
    500: '#8a4597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4597;
$custom-light: #ae7cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.488,
    "s": 37.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5095,
    "c": 0.14408,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4597

secondary

#8AB682

accent

#CD5B6D

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4597

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

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