#8A4C8E#8A4C8E
#8A4C8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.123 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 76, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 30%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 46%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 46.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 36.68, -25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 44.77, 325.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.54% 0.1004 -0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.54% 0.123 324.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9477, 12.5260, 27.0583) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 2.41
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 4.39
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.96
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.27
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.78
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4C8E #508E4C
analogous
#694C8E #8A4C8E #8E4C71
triadic
#8A4C8E #8E8A4C #4C8E8A
tetradic
#8A4C8E #8E694C #508E4C #4C718E
square
#8A4C8E #8E694C #508E4C #4C718E
split-complementary
#8A4C8E #718E4C #4C8E69
monochromatic
#3D213E #633766 #8A4C8E #AA69AF #C191C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8A4C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8A4C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4C8E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4C8E | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#455E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56668C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D5366
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.123 324.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae80af',
500: '#8a4c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4c8e; $custom-light: #ae80af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 76,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.364,
"s": 30.275,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51539,
"c": 0.12265,
"h": 324.9
},
"luminance": 0.12525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4C8E
secondary
#88B086
accent
#C76167
background
#FAF7FA
surface
#F4EEF4
border
#CEC9CE
text
#100A10
muted
#7F7C7F