#8A479D#8A479D

#8A479D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.147 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A479D
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 157)
HSL	hsl(287, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 55%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 54.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 42.46, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 55.12, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1099 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.147 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8194, 12.3448, 33.2832)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A479D #5A9D47

analogous

#5F479D #8A479D #9D4785

triadic

#8A479D #9D8A47 #479D8A

tetradic

#8A479D #9D5F47 #5A9D47 #47859D

square

#8A479D #9D5F47 #5A9D47 #47859D

split-complementary

#8A479D #859D47 #479D5F

monochromatic

#402149 #653473 #8A479D #A867BA #C091CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A479D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A479D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A479D

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A479D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A479D	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B659B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A546B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a479d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.147 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7dba',
    500: '#8a479d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a479d;
$custom-light: #ae7dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a479d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.744,
    "s": 37.719,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51575,
    "c": 0.14706,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A479D

secondary

#92B987

accent

#CE5A74

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A479D

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

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