#8A479A#8A479A

#8A479A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.144 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A479A
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 154)
HSL	hsl(288, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(288, 54%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 53.9%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 41.83, -33.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 53.65, 321.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1096 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.144 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5665, 12.2436, 31.9508)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A479A #579A47

analogous

#61479A #8A479A #9A4781

triadic

#8A479A #9A8A47 #479A8A

tetradic

#8A479A #9A6147 #579A47 #47819A

square

#8A479A #9A6147 #579A47 #47819A

split-complementary

#8A479A #819A47 #479A61

monochromatic

#3F2046 #643470 #8A479A #A866B8 #C090CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A479A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A479A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A479A

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A479A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A479A	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375E9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B536A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a479a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.144 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7db8',
    500: '#8a479a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a479a;
$custom-light: #ae7db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a479a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.434,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51407,
    "c": 0.14388,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A479A

secondary

#8FB785

accent

#CD5B71

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A479A

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

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