#8A4E89#8A4E89

#8A4E89 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.114 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E89
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(301, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(301, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 0.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 34.58, -22.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 41.16, 327.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.0963 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.114 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7207, 12.6591, 25.1721)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E89 #4E8A4F

analogous

#6D4E8A #8A4E89 #8A4E6B

triadic

#8A4E89 #898A4E #4E898A

tetradic

#8A4E89 #8A6D4E #4E8A4F #4E6B8A

square

#8A4E89 #8A6D4E #4E8A4F #4E6B8A

split-complementary

#8A4E89 #6B8A4E #4E8A6D

monochromatic

#3C223B #633862 #8A4E89 #AB6AAA #C191C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A4E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A4E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E89

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E89	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)

#4A5F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6787

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.114 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ab',
    500: '#8a4e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e89;
$custom-light: #ad81ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51618,
    "c": 0.11391,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E89

secondary

#86AE87

accent

#C46564

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E89

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