#8A4D97#8A4D97

#8A4D97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.130 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4D97
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 49%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 49%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 37.97, -30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 48.45, 321.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1005 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.13 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7203, 12.9461, 30.7849)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4D97 #5A974D

analogous

#654D97 #8A4D97 #974D7F

triadic

#8A4D97 #978A4D #4D978A

tetradic

#8A4D97 #97654D #5A974D #4D7F97

square

#8A4D97 #97654D #5A974D #4D7F97

split-complementary

#8A4D97 #7F974D #4D9765

monochromatic

#402446 #65386E #8A4D97 #A86DB4 #C095C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8A4D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A4D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4D97

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4D97	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41609A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.130 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81b6',
    500: '#8a4d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4d97;
$custom-light: #ae81b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.459,
    "s": 32.456,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52157,
    "c": 0.13041,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4D97

secondary

#92B68A

accent

#C95F72

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4D97

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

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