#8A499D#8A499D

#8A499D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.144 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A499D
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 41.40, -34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 53.90, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.1071 -0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.144 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9487, 12.6034, 33.3263)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A499D #5C9D49

analogous

#60499D #8A499D #9D4986

triadic

#8A499D #9D8A49 #499D8A

tetradic

#8A499D #9D6049 #5C9D49 #49869D

square

#8A499D #9D6049 #5C9D49 #49869D

split-complementary

#8A499D #869D49 #499D60

monochromatic

#412249 #653673 #8A499D #A76ABA #C093CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A499D

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A499D	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D669B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.144 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7eba',
    500: '#8a499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a499d;
$custom-light: #ae7eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.429,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5187,
    "c": 0.14375,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A499D

secondary

#94B989

accent

#CD5B75

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A499D

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

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