#8A4AA6#8A4AA6

#8A4AA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.152 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4AA6
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 166)
HSL	hsl(282, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 55.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 42.82, -38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 57.77, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1065 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.152 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8118, 13.0546, 37.5451)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4AA6 #66A64A

analogous

#5C4AA6 #8A4AA6 #A64A94

triadic

#8A4AA6 #A68A4A #4AA68A

tetradic

#8A4AA6 #A65C4A #66A64A #4A94A6

square

#8A4AA6 #A65C4A #66A64A #4A94A6

split-complementary

#8A4AA6 #94A64A #4AA65C

monochromatic

#442451 #67377C #8A4AA6 #A66FBF #C099D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8A4AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8A4AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4AA6

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4AA6	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3361A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4867A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.152 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc1',
    500: '#8a4aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4aa6;
$custom-light: #ae7fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.15191,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4AA6

secondary

#9DBE8E

accent

#CE5A7D

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4AA6

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

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