#8A4D8D#8A4D8D

#8A4D8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.120 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4D8D
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(297, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(297, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 35.93, -24.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 43.66, 325.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.0987 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.12 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9424, 12.6349, 26.6878)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4D8D #508D4D

analogous

#6A4D8D #8A4D8D #8D4D70

triadic

#8A4D8D #8D8A4D #4D8D8A

tetradic

#8A4D8D #8D6A4D #508D4D #4D708D

square

#8A4D8D #8D6A4D #508D4D #4D708D

split-complementary

#8A4D8D #708D4D #4D8D6A

monochromatic

#3D223E #633765 #8A4D8D #AA6AAD #C191C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A4D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A4D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4D8D

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4D8D	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58668B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.120 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81ae',
    500: '#8a4d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4d8d;
$custom-light: #ae81ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.188,
    "s": 29.358,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51649,
    "c": 0.11982,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4D8D

secondary

#88AF86

accent

#C66267

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4D8D

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

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