#8A4E8A#8A4E8A

#8A4E8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.115 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E8A
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(300, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(300, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 34.78, -22.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 41.62, 326.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.0965 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.115 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7927, 12.6879, 25.5516)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E8A #4E8A4E

analogous

#6C4E8A #8A4E8A #8A4E6C

triadic

#8A4E8A #8A8A4E #4E8A8A

tetradic

#8A4E8A #8A6C4E #4E8A4E #4E6C8A

square

#8A4E8A #8A6C4E #4E8A4E #4E6C8A

split-complementary

#8A4E8A #6C8A4E #4E8A6C

monochromatic

#3C223C #633863 #8A4E8A #AB6AAB #C191C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E8A

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E8A	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.115 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ac',
    500: '#8a4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e8a;
$custom-light: #ad81ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.11492,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E8A

secondary

#86AE86

accent

#C46464

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E8A

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

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