#8A4699#8A4699

#8A4699 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.144 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4699
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 153)
HSL	hsl(289, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(289, 54%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 54.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 42.15, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 53.77, 321.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.1109 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.144 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4205, 12.0843, 31.4930)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4699 #559946

analogous

#604699 #8A4699 #99467E

triadic

#8A4699 #998A46 #46998A

tetradic

#8A4699 #996046 #559946 #467E99

square

#8A4699 #996046 #559946 #467E99

split-complementary

#8A4699 #7E9946 #469960

monochromatic

#3E2045 #64336F #8A4699 #A964B8 #C08ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A4699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A4699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4699

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4699	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.144 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7cb7',
    500: '#8a4699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4699;
$custom-light: #ae7cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.157,
    "s": 37.22,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51205,
    "c": 0.14449,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4699

secondary

#8DB784

accent

#CD5B6F

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4699

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

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