#8A479E#8A479E

#8A479E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.148 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A479E
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 158)
HSL	hsl(286, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 55%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 55.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 42.68, -35.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 55.61, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.11 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.148 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9052, 12.3791, 33.7347)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A479E #5B9E47

analogous

#5F479E #8A479E #9E4786

triadic

#8A479E #9E8A47 #479E8A

tetradic

#8A479E #9E5F47 #5B9E47 #47869E

square

#8A479E #9E5F47 #5B9E47 #47869E

split-complementary

#8A479E #869E47 #479E5F

monochromatic

#40214A #653474 #8A479E #A867BB #C092CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8A479E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A479E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A479E

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A479E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A479E	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B659C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a479e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.148 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7dbb',
    500: '#8a479e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a479e;
$custom-light: #ae7dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a479e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.207,
    "s": 37.991,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51632,
    "c": 0.14812,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A479E

secondary

#93BA87

accent

#CE5A75

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A479E

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

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