#8A489C#8A489C

#8A489C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.144 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A489C
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 156)
HSL	hsl(287, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(287, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 41.72, -34.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 54.02, 320.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1084 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.144 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7985, 12.4390, 32.8568)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A489C #5A9C48

analogous

#60489C #8A489C #9C4884

triadic

#8A489C #9C8A48 #489C8A

tetradic

#8A489C #9C6048 #5A9C48 #48849C

square

#8A489C #9C6048 #5A9C48 #48849C

split-complementary

#8A489C #849C48 #489C60

monochromatic

#402148 #653572 #8A489C #A868B9 #C092CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8A489C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A489C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A489C

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A489C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A489C	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D659A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A546B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a489c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.144 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7eb9',
    500: '#8a489c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a489c;
$custom-light: #ae7eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a489c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.14434,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A489C

secondary

#92B887

accent

#CD5B73

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A489C

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

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