#8A49A5#8A49A5

#8A49A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.152 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49A5
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 55.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 43.13, -38.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 57.88, 318.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1078 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.152 315)
XYZ	xyz(19.6542, 12.8856, 37.0418)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49A5 #64A549

analogous

#5C49A5 #8A49A5 #A54992

triadic

#8A49A5 #A58A49 #49A58A

tetradic

#8A49A5 #A55C49 #64A549 #4992A5

square

#8A49A5 #A55C49 #64A549 #4992A5

split-complementary

#8A49A5 #92A549 #49A55C

monochromatic

#432350 #67367B #8A49A5 #A66DBE #C097D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8A49A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A49A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49A5

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49A5	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3261A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4866A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.152 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc0',
    500: '#8a49a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49a5;
$custom-light: #ae7fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.391,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52327,
    "c": 0.15244,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.12885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49A5

secondary

#9BBD8D

accent

#CF597C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49A5

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

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