#8A5099#8A5099

#8A5099 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.127 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5099
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 153)
HSL	hsl(288, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 48%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 36.74, -30.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 47.51, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.0963 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.127 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0989, 13.4412, 31.7192)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5099 #5F9950

analogous

#655099 #8A5099 #995083

triadic

#8A5099 #998A50 #50998A

tetradic

#8A5099 #996550 #5F9950 #508399

square

#8A5099 #996550 #5F9950 #508399

split-complementary

#8A5099 #839950 #509965

monochromatic

#422649 #663B71 #8A5099 #A771B5 #C099CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8A5099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8A5099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5099

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5099	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44639C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.127 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83b7',
    500: '#8a5099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5099;
$custom-light: #ae83b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.671,
    "s": 31.33,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52738,
    "c": 0.12733,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5099

secondary

#96B78E

accent

#C86075

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5099

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

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