#8A4E9E#8A4E9E

#8A4E9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.136 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E9E
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 158)
HSL	hsl(285, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 38.91, -33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 51.28, 319.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.1 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.136 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3763, 13.3213, 33.8917)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E9E #629E4E

analogous

#624E9E #8A4E9E #9E4E8A

triadic

#8A4E9E #9E8A4E #4E9E8A

tetradic

#8A4E9E #9E624E #629E4E #4E8A9E

square

#8A4E9E #9E624E #629E4E #4E8A9E

split-complementary

#8A4E9E #8A9E4E #4E9E62

monochromatic

#42264C #663A75 #8A4E9E #A771B9 #C09ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A4E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A4E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E9E

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E9E	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E62A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50689C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.136 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82bb',
    500: '#8a4e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e9e;
$custom-light: #ae82bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52688,
    "c": 0.13636,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E9E

secondary

#99BA8E

accent

#CA5E79

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E9E

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

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