#8A518D#8A518D

#8A518D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.113 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A518D
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 141)
HSL	hsl(297, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 33.70, -23.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 41.05, 325.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.0925 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.113 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2310, 13.2120, 26.7840)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A518D #548D51

analogous

#6C518D #8A518D #8D5172

triadic

#8A518D #8D8A51 #518D8A

tetradic

#8A518D #8D6C51 #548D51 #51728D

square

#8A518D #8D6C51 #548D51 #51728D

split-complementary

#8A518D #728D51 #518D6C

monochromatic

#3E243F #643B66 #8A518D #A96FAC #C096C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8A518D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A518D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A518D

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A518D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A518D	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B618F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B688B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a518d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.113 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad83ae',
    500: '#8a518d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a518d;
$custom-light: #ad83ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a518d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 27.027,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.11253,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A518D

secondary

#8CAF8A

accent

#C36469

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A518D

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

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