#8A5299#8A5299

#8A5299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.124 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5299
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 153)
HSL	hsl(287, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(287, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 46.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 35.62, -29.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 46.22, 320.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.0933 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.124 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2475, 13.7384, 31.7687)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5299 #619952

analogous

#665299 #8A5299 #995284

triadic

#8A5299 #998A52 #52998A

tetradic

#8A5299 #996652 #619952 #528499

square

#8A5299 #996652 #619952 #528499

split-complementary

#8A5299 #849952 #529966

monochromatic

#422749 #663D71 #8A5299 #A774B4 #C09CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8A5299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8A5299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5299

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5299	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47649B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.124 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84b7',
    500: '#8a5299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5299;
$custom-light: #ae84b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.324,
    "s": 30.213,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53062,
    "c": 0.12378,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5299

secondary

#98B790

accent

#C66177

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5299

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

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