#8A5699#8A5699

#8A5699 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.117 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5699
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 153)
HSL	hsl(287, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 33.36, -28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 43.59, 319.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.0872 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.117 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5580, 14.3594, 31.8722)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5699 #659956

analogous

#695699 #8A5699 #995687

triadic

#8A5699 #998A56 #56998A

tetradic

#8A5699 #996956 #659956 #568799

square

#8A5699 #996956 #659956 #568799

split-complementary

#8A5699 #879956 #569969

monochromatic

#432A4B #674072 #8A5699 #A679B4 #C0A0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A5699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A5699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5699

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5699	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C669B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.117 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad87b7',
    500: '#8a5699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5699;
$custom-light: #ad87b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.567,
    "s": 28.033,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53726,
    "c": 0.1166,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5699

secondary

#9CB794

accent

#C46379

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5699

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

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