#8A558F#8A558F

#8A558F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.107 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A558F
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 143)
HSL	hsl(295, 25%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(295, 41%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 40.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 31.83, -23.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 39.35, 324.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.0866 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.107 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6872, 13.8842, 27.6768)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A558F #5A8F55

analogous

#6D558F #8A558F #8F5577

triadic

#8A558F #8F8A55 #558F8A

tetradic

#8A558F #8F6D55 #5A8F55 #55778F

square

#8A558F #8F6D55 #5A8F55 #55778F

split-complementary

#8A558F #778F55 #558F6D

monochromatic

#402742 #653E69 #8A558F #A875AD #C09BC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8A558F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8A558F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A558F

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A558F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A558F	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)

#4F6491

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a558f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.107 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad86b0',
    500: '#8a558f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a558f;
$custom-light: #ad86b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a558f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.828,
    "s": 25.439,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53069,
    "c": 0.10727,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A558F

secondary

#92B18F

accent

#C2666E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A558F

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

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