#8A489B#8A489B

#8A489B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.143 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A489B
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 155)
HSL	hsl(288, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(288, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 53.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 41.51, -33.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 53.53, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1083 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.143 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7142, 12.4053, 32.4127)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A489B #599B48

analogous

#61489B #8A489B #9B4883

triadic

#8A489B #9B8A48 #489B8A

tetradic

#8A489B #9B6148 #599B48 #48839B

square

#8A489B #9B6148 #599B48 #48839B

split-complementary

#8A489B #839B48 #489B61

monochromatic

#402147 #653571 #8A489B #A868B9 #C091CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A489B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A489B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A489B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A489B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A489B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A546B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a489b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.143 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7eb9',
    500: '#8a489b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a489b;
$custom-light: #ae7eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a489b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.711,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5161,
    "c": 0.14327,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A489B

secondary

#91B887

accent

#CD5B72

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A489B

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

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