#8A4E8E#8A4E8E

#8A4E8E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.119 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E8E
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(296, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(296, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 35.57, -25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 43.48, 324.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.0973 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.119 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0877, 12.8059, 27.1050)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E8E #528E4E

analogous

#6A4E8E #8A4E8E #8E4E72

triadic

#8A4E8E #8E8A4E #4E8E8A

tetradic

#8A4E8E #8E6A4E #528E4E #4E728E

square

#8A4E8E #8E6A4E #528E4E #4E728E

split-complementary

#8A4E8E #728E4E #4E8E6A

monochromatic

#3D233F #643866 #8A4E8E #AA6BAE #C193C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A4E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A4E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E8E

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E8E	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.119 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad81af',
    500: '#8a4e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e8e;
$custom-light: #ad81af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51859,
    "c": 0.11905,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E8E

secondary

#8AB088

accent

#C56269

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100A10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E8E

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