#8A537E#8A537E
#8A537E is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.094 H 335.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A537E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 83, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 25%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 40%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 8.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, 29.66, -14.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 33.07, 333.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.97% 0.0853 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.97% 0.094 335.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3403, 13.0971, 21.3492) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dull Purple
#84597E
ΔE00 2.67
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 3.46
Dusky Purple
#895B7B
ΔE00 3.48
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.00
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 4.49
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A537E #538A5F
analogous
#7A538A #8A537E #8A5362
triadic
#8A537E #7E8A53 #537E8A
tetradic
#8A537E #8A7A53 #538A5F #53628A
square
#8A537E #8A7A53 #538A5F #53628A
split-complementary
#8A537E #628A53 #538A7A
monochromatic
#3E2538 #643C5B #8A537E #A9719D #C097B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#8A537E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#8A537E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A537E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A537E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A537E | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#536080
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61687C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F5563
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a537e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.094 335.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad84a3',
500: '#8a537e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a537e; $custom-light: #ad84a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a537e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 83,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.091,
"s": 24.887,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51967,
"c": 0.09395,
"h": 335.3
},
"luminance": 0.13096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A537E
secondary
#8BAE93
accent
#C17A66
background
#FAF8FA
surface
#F4EFF3
border
#CECACD
text
#100B0F
muted
#7F7C7F