#8A5182#8A5182

#8A5182 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.101 H 332.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5182
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 130)
HSL	hsl(308, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(308, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 5.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 31.55, -17.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 36.08, 330.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0897 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.101 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4528, 12.9007, 22.6856)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5182 #518A59

analogous

#75518A #8A5182 #8A5165

triadic

#8A5182 #828A51 #51828A

tetradic

#8A5182 #8A7551 #518A59 #51658A

square

#8A5182 #8A7551 #518A59 #51658A

split-complementary

#8A5182 #658A51 #518A75

monochromatic

#3D2439 #633A5E #8A5182 #AA6EA2 #C195BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8A5182 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A5182 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5182

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5182	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5182	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506084

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6880

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5182;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.101 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad83a6',
    500: '#8a5182',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5182;
$custom-light: #ad83a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5182",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.421,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51797,
    "c": 0.10146,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5182

secondary

#89AE8E

accent

#C27265

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B0F

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5182

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

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