#8A4D8A#8A4D8A

#8A4D8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.117 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4D8A
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 138)
HSL	hsl(300, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(300, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 35.33, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 42.27, 326.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.098 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.117 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7222, 12.5469, 25.5281)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4D8A #4D8A4D

analogous

#6C4D8A #8A4D8A #8A4D6C

triadic

#8A4D8A #8A8A4D #4D8A8A

tetradic

#8A4D8A #8A6C4D #4D8A4D #4D6C8A

square

#8A4D8A #8A6C4D #4D8A4D #4D6C8A

split-complementary

#8A4D8A #6C8A4D #4D8A6C

monochromatic

#3B213B #633763 #8A4D8A #AB69AB #C190C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8A4D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A4D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4D8A

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4D8A	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485E8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.117 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ac',
    500: '#8a4d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4d8a;
$custom-light: #ad81ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51504,
    "c": 0.11675,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4D8A

secondary

#85AE85

accent

#C56363

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F4EEF4

border

#CEC9CE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4D8A

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

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