#8A5397#8A5397

#8A5397 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.120 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5397
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 45%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 34.63, -28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 44.57, 320.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.0914 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.12 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1597, 13.8248, 30.9314)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5397 #609753

analogous

#685397 #8A5397 #975382

triadic

#8A5397 #978A53 #53978A

tetradic

#8A5397 #976853 #609753 #538297

square

#8A5397 #976853 #609753 #538297

split-complementary

#8A5397 #829753 #539768

monochromatic

#422848 #663D70 #8A5397 #A774B3 #C09CC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A5397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A5397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5397

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5397	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)

#496499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.120 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad85b6',
    500: '#8a5397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5397;
$custom-light: #ad85b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.529,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53124,
    "c": 0.11975,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5397

secondary

#97B690

accent

#C56275

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5397

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

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