#8A5199#8A5199

#8A5199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.126 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5199
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 153)
HSL	hsl(288, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 36.18, -29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 46.87, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.0948 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.126 319)
XYZ	xyz(19.1727, 13.5887, 31.7438)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5199 #609951

analogous

#665199 #8A5199 #995184

triadic

#8A5199 #998A51 #51998A

tetradic

#8A5199 #996651 #609951 #518499

square

#8A5199 #996651 #609951 #518499

split-complementary

#8A5199 #849951 #519966

monochromatic

#422749 #663C71 #8A5199 #A773B5 #C09BCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A5199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A5199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5199

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5199	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)

#45639C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.126 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83b7',
    500: '#8a5199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5199;
$custom-light: #ae83b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.5,
    "s": 30.769,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52899,
    "c": 0.12556,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.13588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5199

secondary

#97B78F

accent

#C76176

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5199

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

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