#8A4BA5#8A4BA5

#8A4BA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.149 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4BA5
RGB	rgb(138, 75, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 42.06, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 56.66, 317.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.105 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.149 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7878, 13.1526, 37.0864)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4BA5 #66A54B

analogous

#5D4BA5 #8A4BA5 #A54B93

triadic

#8A4BA5 #A58A4B #4BA58A

tetradic

#8A4BA5 #A55D4B #66A54B #4B93A5

square

#8A4BA5 #A55D4B #66A54B #4B93A5

split-complementary

#8A4BA5 #93A54B #4BA55D

monochromatic

#442551 #67387B #8A4BA5 #A66FBE #C09AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8A4BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8A4BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4BA5

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4BA5	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3562A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.149 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80c0',
    500: '#8a4ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4ba5;
$custom-light: #ae80c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52622,
    "c": 0.14918,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4BA5

secondary

#9DBD8F

accent

#CD5A7D

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4BA5

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

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