#8A5599#8A5599

#8A5599 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.118 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5599
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(287, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 33.93, -28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 44.25, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.0887 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.118 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4787, 14.2008, 31.8458)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5599 #649955

analogous

#685599 #8A5599 #995586

triadic

#8A5599 #998A55 #55998A

tetradic

#8A5599 #996855 #649955 #558699

square

#8A5599 #996855 #649955 #558699

split-complementary

#8A5599 #869955 #559968

monochromatic

#43294A #673F72 #8A5599 #A677B4 #C09FCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8A5599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8A5599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5599

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5599	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A669B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.118 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad86b7',
    500: '#8a5599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5599;
$custom-light: #ad86b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.765,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53558,
    "c": 0.11841,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5599

secondary

#9BB793

accent

#C56379

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5599

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

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