#8A5597#8A5597

#8A5597 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.116 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5597
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(288, 28%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 44%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 33.50, -27.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 43.26, 320.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.0884 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.116 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3149, 14.1353, 30.9831)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5597 #629755

analogous

#695597 #8A5597 #975583

triadic

#8A5597 #978A55 #55978A

tetradic

#8A5597 #976955 #629755 #558397

square

#8A5597 #976955 #629755 #558397

split-complementary

#8A5597 #839755 #559769

monochromatic

#422949 #663F70 #8A5597 #A777B2 #C09EC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8A5597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A5597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5597

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5597	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.116 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad86b6',
    500: '#8a5597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5597;
$custom-light: #ad86b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.182,
    "s": 27.966,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53457,
    "c": 0.11614,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5597

secondary

#99B692

accent

#C46477

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5597

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

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