#8A49A6#8A49A6

#8A49A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.154 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A49A6
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 166)
HSL	hsl(282, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 56%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 43.35, -39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 58.38, 317.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.1079 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.154 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7456, 12.9221, 37.5231)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A49A6 #65A649

analogous

#5B49A6 #8A49A6 #A64994

triadic

#8A49A6 #A68A49 #49A68A

tetradic

#8A49A6 #A65B49 #65A649 #4994A6

square

#8A49A6 #A65B49 #65A649 #4994A6

split-complementary

#8A49A6 #94A649 #49A65B

monochromatic

#432451 #67367B #8A49A6 #A66DBF #C098D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A49A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A49A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A49A6

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A49A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A49A6	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3161A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4766A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a49a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.154 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc1',
    500: '#8a49a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a49a6;
$custom-light: #ae7fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a49a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.935,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52386,
    "c": 0.15354,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A49A6

secondary

#9CBE8D

accent

#CF597C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A49A6

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

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