#8A4DA5#8A4DA5

#8A4DA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.146 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4DA5
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 53.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.40, 40.98, -37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.40, 55.43, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1022 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.146 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9255, 13.4282, 37.1323)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4DA5 #68A54D

analogous

#5E4DA5 #8A4DA5 #A54D94

triadic

#8A4DA5 #A58A4D #4DA58A

tetradic

#8A4DA5 #A55E4D #68A54D #4D94A5

square

#8A4DA5 #A55E4D #68A54D #4D94A5

split-complementary

#8A4DA5 #94A54D #4DA55E

monochromatic

#442652 #673A7B #8A4DA5 #A672BD #C09CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8A4DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8A4DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4DA5

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4DA5	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3863A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C68A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.146 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81c0',
    500: '#8a4da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4da5;
$custom-light: #ae81c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.591,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52924,
    "c": 0.14588,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4DA5

secondary

#9EBD90

accent

#CC5B7E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF7

border

#CFCAD0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4DA5

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

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