#8A4E9C#8A4E9C

#8A4E9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.134 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E9C
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 156)
HSL	hsl(286, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(286, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 50%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 38.48, -32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 50.28, 319.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% 0.0997 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.134 318)
XYZ	xyz(19.2055, 13.2530, 32.9924)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E9C #609C4E

analogous

#634E9C #8A4E9C #9C4E87

triadic

#8A4E9C #9C8A4E #4E9C8A

tetradic

#8A4E9C #9C634E #609C4E #4E879C

square

#8A4E9C #9C634E #609C4E #4E879C

split-complementary

#8A4E9C #879C4E #4E9C63

monochromatic

#42254A #663A73 #8A4E9C #A770B7 #C099CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8A4E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8A4E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E9C

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E9C	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40629F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51689A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A596E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.134 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82b9',
    500: '#8a4e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e9c;
$custom-light: #ae82b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5258,
    "c": 0.13415,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.13252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E9C

secondary

#97B88D

accent

#C95E77

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

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