#8A49A2#8A49A2

#8A49A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.149 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49A2
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 42.47, -37.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 56.38, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1075 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.149 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3844, 12.7776, 35.6206)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49A2 #61A249

analogous

#5D49A2 #8A49A2 #A2498D

triadic

#8A49A2 #A28A49 #49A28A

tetradic

#8A49A2 #A25D49 #61A249 #498DA2

square

#8A49A2 #A25D49 #61A249 #498DA2

split-complementary

#8A49A2 #8DA249 #49A25D

monochromatic

#42234E #663678 #8A49A2 #A76CBD #C096D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A49A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A49A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49A2

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49A2	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3460A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A66A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.149 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fbe',
    500: '#8a49a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49a2;
$custom-light: #ae7fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.82,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52153,
    "c": 0.14916,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49A2

secondary

#98BC8B

accent

#CE5A79

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49A2

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

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