#8A558D#8A558D

#8A558D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.105 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A558D
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 141)
HSL	hsl(297, 25%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 40%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 31.43, -22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 38.40, 324.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% 0.0861 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.105 325)
XYZ	xyz(18.5370, 13.8241, 26.8860)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A558D #588D55

analogous

#6E558D #8A558D #8D5574

triadic

#8A558D #8D8A55 #558D8A

tetradic

#8A558D #8D6E55 #588D55 #55748D

square

#8A558D #8D6E55 #588D55 #55748D

split-complementary

#8A558D #748D55 #558D6E

monochromatic

#3F2741 #653E67 #8A558D #A874AB #C09AC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8A558D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8A558D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A558D

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A558D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A558D	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)

#50648F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a558d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.105 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad86ae',
    500: '#8a558d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a558d;
$custom-light: #ad86ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a558d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.786,
    "s": 24.779,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52976,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.13823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A558D

secondary

#90B08E

accent

#C1676B

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A558D

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

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