#8A489A#8A489A

#8A489A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.142 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A489A
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 154)
HSL	hsl(288, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(288, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, 41.30, -33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 53.04, 321.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1082 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.142 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6306, 12.3718, 31.9722)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A489A #589A48

analogous

#61489A #8A489A #9A4881

triadic

#8A489A #9A8A48 #489A8A

tetradic

#8A489A #9A6148 #589A48 #48819A

square

#8A489A #9A6148 #589A48 #48819A

split-complementary

#8A489A #819A48 #489A61

monochromatic

#3F2147 #653570 #8A489A #A867B8 #C091CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8A489A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A489A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A489A

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A489A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A489A	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395E9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B546A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a489a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.142 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7eb8',
    500: '#8a489a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a489a;
$custom-light: #ae7eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a489a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.293,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51555,
    "c": 0.14221,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A489A

secondary

#90B786

accent

#CC5C72

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A489A

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

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