#8A5697#8A5697

#8A5697 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.114 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5697
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 151)
HSL	hsl(288, 27%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 43%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 43%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 32.93, -27.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 42.59, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.0868 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.114 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3942, 14.2939, 31.0095)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5697 #639756

analogous

#6A5697 #8A5697 #975684

triadic

#8A5697 #978A56 #56978A

tetradic

#8A5697 #976A56 #639756 #568497

square

#8A5697 #976A56 #639756 #568497

split-complementary

#8A5697 #849756 #56976A

monochromatic

#432A49 #664070 #8A5697 #A778B2 #C09FC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A5697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A5697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5697

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5697	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.114 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87b6',
    500: '#8a5697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5697;
$custom-light: #ad87b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 27.426,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53626,
    "c": 0.11432,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5697

secondary

#9AB693

accent

#C46477

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5697

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

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