#8A4997#8A4997

#8A4997 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.137 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4997
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 151)
HSL	hsl(290, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 51.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 40.14, -31.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 50.96, 321.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1063 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.137 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4490, 12.4035, 30.6945)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4997 #569749

analogous

#634997 #8A4997 #97497D

triadic

#8A4997 #978A49 #49978A

tetradic

#8A4997 #976349 #569749 #497D97

square

#8A4997 #976349 #569749 #497D97

split-complementary

#8A4997 #7D9749 #499763

monochromatic

#3F2144 #64356E #8A4997 #A967B6 #C091CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A4997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A4997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4997

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4997	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)

#3C5E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.137 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7eb6',
    500: '#8a4997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4997;
$custom-light: #ae7eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51541,
    "c": 0.13733,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4997

secondary

#8EB686

accent

#CB5D6F

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4997

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

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