#8A4599#8A4599

#8A4599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.146 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4599
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(289, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(289, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 42.68, -33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 54.38, 321.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.1123 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.146 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3584, 11.9602, 31.4723)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4599 #549945

analogous

#604599 #8A4599 #99457E

triadic

#8A4599 #998A45 #45998A

tetradic

#8A4599 #996045 #549945 #457E99

square

#8A4599 #996045 #549945 #457E99

split-complementary

#8A4599 #7E9945 #459960

monochromatic

#3E1F45 #64326F #8A4599 #A963B9 #C08DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8A4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4599

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4599	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.146 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7cb7',
    500: '#8a4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4599;
$custom-light: #ae7cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51061,
    "c": 0.14615,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4599

secondary

#8CB783

accent

#CE5A6F

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4599

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

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