#8A4AA2#8A4AA2

#8A4AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.148 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AA2
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 54%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 54.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 41.94, -36.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 55.77, 318.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1062 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.148 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.4506, 12.9101, 35.6427)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AA2 #62A24A

analogous

#5E4AA2 #8A4AA2 #A24A8E

triadic

#8A4AA2 #A28A4A #4AA28A

tetradic

#8A4AA2 #A25E4A #62A24A #4A8EA2

square

#8A4AA2 #A25E4A #62A24A #4A8EA2

split-complementary

#8A4AA2 #8EA24A #4AA25E

monochromatic

#42244E #663778 #8A4AA2 #A76DBC #C097CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A4AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A4AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AA2

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AA2	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)

#3661A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B67A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.148 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fbe',
    500: '#8a4aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aa2;
$custom-light: #ae7fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 37.288,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.14752,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.12909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AA2

secondary

#99BC8C

accent

#CD5B7A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AA2

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

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