#8A4B9D#8A4B9D

#8A4B9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.140 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4B9D
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(286, 52%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 40.33, -33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 52.66, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1042 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.14 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0823, 12.8704, 33.3708)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4B9D #5E9D4B

analogous

#614B9D #8A4B9D #9D4B87

triadic

#8A4B9D #9D8A4B #4B9D8A

tetradic

#8A4B9D #9D614B #5E9D4B #4B879D

square

#8A4B9D #9D614B #5E9D4B #4B879D

split-complementary

#8A4B9D #879D4B #4B9D61

monochromatic

#41234A #663774 #8A4B9D #A76CB9 #C096CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8A4B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A4B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4B9D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4B9D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E679B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.140 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80ba',
    500: '#8a4b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4b9d;
$custom-light: #ae80ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.098,
    "s": 35.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52171,
    "c": 0.14038,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4B9D

secondary

#96B98B

accent

#CB5C76

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF6

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4B9D

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

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