#8A538F#8A538F

#8A538F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.111 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A538F
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(295, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(295, 42%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 32.97, -23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 40.68, 324.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.0898 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.111 324)
XYZ	xyz(18.5319, 13.5737, 27.6251)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A538F #588F53

analogous

#6C538F #8A538F #8F5376

triadic

#8A538F #8F8A53 #538F8A

tetradic

#8A538F #8F6C53 #588F53 #53768F

square

#8A538F #8F6C53 #588F53 #53768F

split-complementary

#8A538F #768F53 #538F6C

monochromatic

#3F2642 #653D68 #8A538F #A872AD #C099C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8A538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A538F

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A538F	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6391

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B698D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.111 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad85b0',
    500: '#8a538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a538f;
$custom-light: #ad85b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 26.549,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52731,
    "c": 0.11097,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.13573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A538F

secondary

#90B18D

accent

#C3656D

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A538F

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

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