#8A479C#8A479C

#8A479C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.146 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A479C
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 156)
HSL	hsl(287, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 42.25, -34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 54.63, 320.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1098 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.146 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7344, 12.3108, 32.8354)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A479C #599C47

analogous

#60479C #8A479C #9C4784

triadic

#8A479C #9C8A47 #479C8A

tetradic

#8A479C #9C6047 #599C47 #47849C

square

#8A479C #9C6047 #599C47 #47849C

split-complementary

#8A479C #849C47 #479C60

monochromatic

#402148 #653472 #8A479C #A867BA #C091CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8A479C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A479C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A479C

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A479C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A479C	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C659A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A546B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a479c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.146 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7db9',
    500: '#8a479c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a479c;
$custom-light: #ae7db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a479c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.294,
    "s": 37.445,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51519,
    "c": 0.146,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A479C

secondary

#91B886

accent

#CD5A73

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A479C

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

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