#8A4797#8A4797

#8A4797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.141 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4797
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 151)
HSL	hsl(290, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 53%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 53%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 41.21, -32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 52.20, 322.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1092 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.141 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3197, 12.1449, 30.6514)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4797 #549747

analogous

#624797 #8A4797 #97477C

triadic

#8A4797 #978A47 #47978A

tetradic

#8A4797 #976247 #549747 #477C97

square

#8A4797 #976247 #549747 #477C97

split-complementary

#8A4797 #7C9747 #479762

monochromatic

#3E2044 #64336D #8A4797 #A965B6 #C08ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A4797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A4797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4797

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4797	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.141 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7db6',
    500: '#8a4797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4797;
$custom-light: #ae7db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.25,
    "s": 36.036,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51242,
    "c": 0.14073,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4797

secondary

#8CB684

accent

#CC5C6E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4797

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

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