#8A5097#8A5097

#8A5097 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.125 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5097
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(289, 47%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 47%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 36.31, -29.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 46.53, 321.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.096 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.125 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9351, 13.3757, 30.8565)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5097 #5D9750

analogous

#665097 #8A5097 #975080

triadic

#8A5097 #978A50 #50978A

tetradic

#8A5097 #976650 #5D9750 #508097

square

#8A5097 #976650 #5D9750 #508097

split-complementary

#8A5097 #809750 #509766

monochromatic

#412647 #653B6F #8A5097 #A771B4 #C099C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#8A5097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8A5097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5097

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5097	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B596C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.125 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83b6',
    500: '#8a5097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5097;
$custom-light: #ae83b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.014,
    "s": 30.736,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52634,
    "c": 0.12512,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5097

secondary

#95B68D

accent

#C76174

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5097

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

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