#8A4E9F#8A4E9F

#8A4E9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.137 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E9F
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 159)
HSL	hsl(284, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 50.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 39.13, -33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 51.78, 319.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1001 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.137 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4627, 13.3559, 34.3469)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E9F #639F4E

analogous

#624E9F #8A4E9F #9F4E8C

triadic

#8A4E9F #9F8A4E #4E9F8A

tetradic

#8A4E9F #9F624E #639F4E #4E8C9F

square

#8A4E9F #9F624E #639F4E #4E8C9F

split-complementary

#8A4E9F #8C9F4E #4E9F62

monochromatic

#43264D #663A76 #8A4E9F #A771B9 #C09ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8A4E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A4E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E9F

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E9F	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E62A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50689D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.137 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae82bc',
    500: '#8a4e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e9f;
$custom-light: #ae82bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52742,
    "c": 0.13748,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E9F

secondary

#9ABA8F

accent

#CA5E7A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E9F

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

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