#8A4E96#8A4E96

#8A4E96 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.128 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E96
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 150)
HSL	hsl(290, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 48%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 37.21, -29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 47.32, 321.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.0988 -0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.128 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7100, 13.0548, 30.3825)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E96 #5A964E

analogous

#664E96 #8A4E96 #964E7E

triadic

#8A4E96 #968A4E #4E968A

tetradic

#8A4E96 #96664E #5A964E #4E7E96

square

#8A4E96 #96664E #5A964E #4E7E96

split-complementary

#8A4E96 #7E964E #4E9666

monochromatic

#402445 #65396E #8A4E96 #A86EB3 #C096C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8A4E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8A4E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E96

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E96	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.128 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae81b5',
    500: '#8a4e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e96;
$custom-light: #ae81b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52263,
    "c": 0.12757,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E96

secondary

#92B58B

accent

#C86071

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E96

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