#8A499E#8A499E

#8A499E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.145 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A499E
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 158)
HSL	hsl(286, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 41.62, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 54.39, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.1072 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.145 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0345, 12.6377, 33.7778)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A499E #5D9E49

analogous

#5F499E #8A499E #9E4988

triadic

#8A499E #9E8A49 #499E8A

tetradic

#8A499E #9E5F49 #5D9E49 #49889E

square

#8A499E #9E5F49 #5D9E49 #49889E

split-complementary

#8A499E #889E49 #499E5F

monochromatic

#41224A #653674 #8A499E #A76ABA #C094CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A499E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A499E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A499E

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A499E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A499E	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C669C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a499e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.145 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ebb',
    500: '#8a499e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a499e;
$custom-light: #ae7ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a499e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.882,
    "s": 36.797,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51926,
    "c": 0.14482,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A499E

secondary

#95BA89

accent

#CD5B76

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A499E

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

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