#8A4D99#8A4D99

#8A4D99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.133 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4D99
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 153)
HSL	hsl(288, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(288, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 38.39, -31.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 49.43, 320.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1008 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.133 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8841, 13.0116, 31.6476)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4D99 #5C994D

analogous

#644D99 #8A4D99 #994D82

triadic

#8A4D99 #998A4D #4D998A

tetradic

#8A4D99 #99644D #5C994D #4D8299

square

#8A4D99 #99644D #5C994D #4D8299

split-complementary

#8A4D99 #82994D #4D9964

monochromatic

#412448 #653970 #8A4D99 #A76DB6 #C096CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8A4D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8A4D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4D99

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4D99	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40619C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.133 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81b7',
    500: '#8a4d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4d99;
$custom-light: #ae81b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.158,
    "s": 33.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52263,
    "c": 0.13258,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4D99

secondary

#94B78B

accent

#C95F74

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4D99

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

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