#8A5698#8A5698

#8A5698 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.115 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5698
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 152)
HSL	hsl(287, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 43%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 43.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 33.15, -27.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 43.09, 320.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.087 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.115 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4758, 14.3265, 31.4390)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5698 #649856

analogous

#695698 #8A5698 #985685

triadic

#8A5698 #988A56 #56988A

tetradic

#8A5698 #986956 #649856 #568598

square

#8A5698 #986956 #649856 #568598

split-complementary

#8A5698 #859856 #569869

monochromatic

#432A4A #674071 #8A5698 #A678B3 #C09FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8A5698 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A5698 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5698

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5698	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5698	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5698;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.115 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87b6',
    500: '#8a5698',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5698;
$custom-light: #ad87b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5698",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 27.731,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53676,
    "c": 0.11546,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5698

secondary

#9BB693

accent

#C46478

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5698

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

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