#8A56A2#8A56A2

#8A56A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.127 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A56A2
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 162)
HSL	hsl(281, 31%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 47%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 46.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 35.33, -32.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 48.17, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.0888 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.127 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3296, 14.6680, 35.9357)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A56A2 #6EA256

analogous

#6456A2 #8A56A2 #A25694

triadic

#8A56A2 #A28A56 #56A28A

tetradic

#8A56A2 #A26456 #6EA256 #5694A2

square

#8A56A2 #A26456 #6EA256 #5694A2

split-complementary

#8A56A2 #94A256 #56A264

monochromatic

#462C52 #68417A #8A56A2 #A67CB9 #C1A4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8A56A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8A56A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A56A2

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A56A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A56A2	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4768A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a56a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.127 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87be',
    500: '#8a56a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a56a2;
$custom-light: #ae87be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a56a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.053,
    "s": 30.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5419,
    "c": 0.12705,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A56A2

secondary

#A3BC98

accent

#C76181

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A56A2

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

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