#8A4A9D#8A4A9D

#8A4A9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.142 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4A9D
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 53%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 40.87, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 53.28, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1056 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.142 318)
XYZ	xyz(19.0150, 12.7358, 33.3484)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4A9D #5D9D4A

analogous

#604A9D #8A4A9D #9D4A86

triadic

#8A4A9D #9D8A4A #4A9D8A

tetradic

#8A4A9D #9D604A #5D9D4A #4A869D

square

#8A4A9D #9D604A #5D9D4A #4A869D

split-complementary

#8A4A9D #869D4A #4A9D60

monochromatic

#41234A #653673 #8A4A9D #A76BB9 #C095CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A4A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A4A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4A9D

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4A9D	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E669B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.142 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fba',
    500: '#8a4a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4a9d;
$custom-light: #ae7fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.265,
    "s": 35.931,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5202,
    "c": 0.14207,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.12735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4A9D

secondary

#95B98A

accent

#CC5C76

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4A9D

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

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