#8A508F#8A508F

#8A508F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.116 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A508F
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 143)
HSL	hsl(295, 28%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(295, 44%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.95, 34.66, -24.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.95, 42.65, 324.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.0944 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.116 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3073, 13.1245, 27.5502)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A508F #558F50

analogous

#6A508F #8A508F #8F5074

triadic

#8A508F #8F8A50 #508F8A

tetradic

#8A508F #8F6A50 #558F50 #50748F

square

#8A508F #8F6A50 #558F50 #50748F

split-complementary

#8A508F #748F50 #508F6A

monochromatic

#3E2441 #643A68 #8A508F #A96EAE #C095C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A508F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A508F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A508F

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A508F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A508F	1.00	5.79	3.62	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59688D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a508f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.116 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad83b0',
    500: '#8a508f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a508f;
$custom-light: #ad83b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a508f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.238,
    "s": 28.251,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52233,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A508F

secondary

#8DB18A

accent

#C5636B

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A508F

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

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