#8A5696#8A5696

#8A5696 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.113 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5696
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 150)
HSL	hsl(289, 27%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 43%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 42.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 32.72, -26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 42.10, 321.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.0866 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.113 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3133, 14.2615, 30.5836)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5696 #629656

analogous

#6A5696 #8A5696 #965682

triadic

#8A5696 #968A56 #56968A

tetradic

#8A5696 #966A56 #629656 #568296

square

#8A5696 #966A56 #629656 #568296

split-complementary

#8A5696 #829656 #56966A

monochromatic

#422948 #66406F #8A5696 #A778B1 #C09FC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8A5696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A5696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5696

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5696	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.113 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87b5',
    500: '#8a5696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5696;
$custom-light: #ad87b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 27.119,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53577,
    "c": 0.11319,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5696

secondary

#99B593

accent

#C36476

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5696

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

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