#8A4E9D#8A4E9D

#8A4E9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.135 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E9D
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(286, 50%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 38.70, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 50.78, 319.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.0999 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.135 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2906, 13.2870, 33.4402)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E9D #619D4E

analogous

#624E9D #8A4E9D #9D4E88

triadic

#8A4E9D #9D8A4E #4E9D8A

tetradic

#8A4E9D #9D624E #619D4E #4E889D

square

#8A4E9D #9D624E #619D4E #4E889D

split-complementary

#8A4E9D #889D4E #4E9D62

monochromatic

#42254B #663A74 #8A4E9D #A770B8 #C099CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8A4E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A4E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E9D

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E9D	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51689B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A596E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.135 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82ba',
    500: '#8a4e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e9d;
$custom-light: #ae82ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.57,
    "s": 33.617,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52634,
    "c": 0.13526,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E9D

secondary

#98B98E

accent

#CA5E78

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E9D

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

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