#8A529B#8A529B

#8A529B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.126 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A529B
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 155)
HSL	hsl(286, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(286, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 47.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.95, 36.05, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.95, 47.22, 319.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.0936 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.126 318)
XYZ	xyz(19.4141, 13.8050, 32.6460)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A529B #639B52

analogous

#66529B #8A529B #9B5288

triadic

#8A529B #9B8A52 #529B8A

tetradic

#8A529B #9B6652 #639B52 #52889B

square

#8A529B #9B6652 #639B52 #52889B

split-complementary

#8A529B #889B52 #529B66

monochromatic

#43284B #663D73 #8A529B #A774B6 #C09DCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A529B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A529B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A529B

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A529B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A529B	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45649E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a529b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.126 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84b9',
    500: '#8a529b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a529b;
$custom-light: #ae84b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a529b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.027,
    "s": 30.802,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53165,
    "c": 0.12604,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.13804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A529B

secondary

#9AB891

accent

#C76179

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A529B

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

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