#8A4AA5#8A4AA5

#8A4AA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.151 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AA5
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 42.60, -38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 57.27, 318.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1064 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.151 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7205, 13.0180, 37.0639)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AA5 #65A54A

analogous

#5D4AA5 #8A4AA5 #A54A93

triadic

#8A4AA5 #A58A4A #4AA58A

tetradic

#8A4AA5 #A55D4A #65A54A #4A93A5

square

#8A4AA5 #A55D4A #65A54A #4A93A5

split-complementary

#8A4AA5 #93A54A #4AA55D

monochromatic

#432450 #67377B #8A4AA5 #A66EBE #C098D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8A4AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8A4AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AA5

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AA5	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3361A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4967A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.151 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc0',
    500: '#8a4aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aa5;
$custom-light: #ae7fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.198,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52474,
    "c": 0.15081,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AA5

secondary

#9CBD8E

accent

#CE5A7C

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AA5

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

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