#8A4AA0#8A4AA0

#8A4AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.145 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AA0
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 160)
HSL	hsl(285, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 53.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 41.51, -35.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 54.77, 319.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.106 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.145 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2742, 12.8395, 34.7139)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AA0 #60A04A

analogous

#5F4AA0 #8A4AA0 #A04A8B

triadic

#8A4AA0 #A08A4A #4AA08A

tetradic

#8A4AA0 #A05F4A #60A04A #4A8BA0

square

#8A4AA0 #A05F4A #60A04A #4A8BA0

split-complementary

#8A4AA0 #8BA04A #4AA05F

monochromatic

#42234C #663776 #8A4AA0 #A76CBB #C096CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A4AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A4AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AA0

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AA0	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3760A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C669E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.145 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fbc',
    500: '#8a4aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aa0;
$custom-light: #ae7fbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.651,
    "s": 36.752,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52188,
    "c": 0.14533,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AA0

secondary

#97BB8B

accent

#CD5B78

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AA0

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

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