#8A4E8D#8A4E8D

#8A4E8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.118 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E8D
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 141)
HSL	hsl(297, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(297, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 35.37, -24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 43.01, 325.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.0971 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.118 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0129, 12.7760, 26.7113)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E8D #518D4E

analogous

#6A4E8D #8A4E8D #8D4E70

triadic

#8A4E8D #8D8A4E #4E8D8A

tetradic

#8A4E8D #8D6A4E #518D4E #4E708D

square

#8A4E8D #8D6A4E #518D4E #4E708D

split-complementary

#8A4E8D #708D4E #4E8D6A

monochromatic

#3D223E #633866 #8A4E8D #AA6BAD #C192C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8A4E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A4E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E8D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E8D	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.118 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81ae',
    500: '#8a4e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e8d;
$custom-light: #ad81ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5181,
    "c": 0.11801,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E8D

secondary

#89AF87

accent

#C56367

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E8D

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

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