#8A509D#8A509D

#8A509D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.132 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A509D
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 157)
HSL	hsl(285, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 49%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 37.59, -32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 49.51, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.0969 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.132 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4348, 13.5755, 33.4883)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A509D #639D50

analogous

#64509D #8A509D #9D508A

triadic

#8A509D #9D8A50 #509D8A

tetradic

#8A509D #9D6450 #639D50 #508A9D

square

#8A509D #9D6450 #639D50 #508A9D

split-complementary

#8A509D #8A9D50 #509D64

monochromatic

#43274C #663B74 #8A509D #A773B8 #C09BCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A509D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A509D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A509D

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A509D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A509D	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4263A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53699B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a509d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.132 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83ba',
    500: '#8a509d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a509d;
$custom-light: #ae83ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a509d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.195,
    "s": 32.489,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52949,
    "c": 0.13179,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A509D

secondary

#9AB990

accent

#C95F79

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A509D

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

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