#8A5399#8A5399

#8A5399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.122 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5399
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 153)
HSL	hsl(287, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(287, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 45.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 35.06, -29.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 45.57, 320.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.0918 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.122 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3235, 13.8903, 31.7940)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5399 #629953

analogous

#675399 #8A5399 #995385

triadic

#8A5399 #998A53 #53998A

tetradic

#8A5399 #996753 #629953 #538599

square

#8A5399 #996753 #629953 #538599

split-complementary

#8A5399 #859953 #539967

monochromatic

#42284A #663D71 #8A5399 #A775B4 #C09DCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8A5399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8A5399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5399

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5399	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48649B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.122 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad85b7',
    500: '#8a5399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5399;
$custom-light: #ad85b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53226,
    "c": 0.122,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5399

secondary

#99B791

accent

#C66277

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5399

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

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