#8A508E#8A508E
#8A508E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.115 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A508E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 80, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 28%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 44%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, 34.46, -24.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 42.18, 324.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.19% 0.0942 -0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.19% 0.115 324.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2319, 13.0944, 27.1530) |
| Luminance | 0.1309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 3.22
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 3.53
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.20
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 5.01
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.89
Dull Purple
#84597E
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A508E #548E50
analogous
#6B508E #8A508E #8E5073
triadic
#8A508E #8E8A50 #508E8A
tetradic
#8A508E #8E6B50 #548E50 #50738E
square
#8A508E #8E6B50 #548E50 #50738E
split-complementary
#8A508E #738E50 #508E6B
monochromatic
#3E2440 #643A67 #8A508E #A96EAD #C095C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#8A508E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#8A508E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A508E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A508E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A508E | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A6190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#59688C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D5768
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a508e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.115 324.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad83af',
500: '#8a508e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a508e; $custom-light: #ad83af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a508e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 80,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.129,
"s": 27.928,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52185,
"c": 0.11542,
"h": 324.7
},
"luminance": 0.13094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A508E
secondary
#8CB08A
accent
#C4646A
background
#FAF8FA
surface
#F4EFF4
border
#CECACE
text
#100B10
muted
#7F7C7F