#8A508D#8A508D

#8A508D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.114 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A508D
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 141)
HSL	hsl(297, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(297, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 34.26, -23.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 41.71, 325.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.094 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.114 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1572, 13.0645, 26.7594)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A508D #538D50

analogous

#6B508D #8A508D #8D5071

triadic

#8A508D #8D8A50 #508D8A

tetradic

#8A508D #8D6B50 #538D50 #50718D

square

#8A508D #8D6B50 #538D50 #50718D

split-complementary

#8A508D #718D50 #508D6B

monochromatic

#3E243F #643A66 #8A508D #A96EAD #C095C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8A508D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8A508D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A508D

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A508D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A508D	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A618F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A688B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a508d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.114 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad83ae',
    500: '#8a508d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a508d;
$custom-light: #ad83ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a508d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.049,
    "s": 27.602,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52136,
    "c": 0.11437,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A508D

secondary

#8BAF89

accent

#C46469

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A508D

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

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